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No, especially not for generative coding like all folks do with Claude Code - this model is not meant for that. It will produce code that mixes too many things at once, creating spaghetti code and likely having difficulty producing a compilable artifact. I suppose tool calling is also far from the frontier of class models.

However, after testing it locally, in my imagination I find this model to be a good companion for providing TAB suggestions or essentially an "ask-a-friend" that can generate example snippets of the commonly used libraries (e.g., how to create a pivot table in pandas) or bash programs (ffmpeg command to stream internet radio).

IMHO, expect max capabilities and quality of answers that frontiers models were doing back in late 2024.

Looker has already started pivoting into the agentic BI platform but it is still not great.

Technically yes - it is a 3-door car with two seats behind the driver. However, in my experience only small persons or kids will enjoy sitting on the rear seats. I recall that the rear seats were good as an extra space for the backpacks or shopping bags.

From article:

> WhatsApp for Windows was originally an Electron app, and it was eventually replaced with UWP after years of investment. Four years later, WhatsApp is going back to WebView2, abandoning the original WinUI/UWP native idea.

> My understanding is that the recent layoffs at Mark Zuckerberg-headed Meta likely disbanded the entire team behind the native WhatsApp. I don’t see any other reason why Meta would abandon its native app for Windows. Meta will save costs by maintaining the web app codebase on Windows, but you’re going to hate the experience.

Giving them more time won't change much if they have resigned from devs in order to save some money.

> The bundled Pop!Shop app store is the notable turd in the pool, but it's optional.

I agree. It’s the second most irritating thing. I am glad that I have written my tiny `update` bash script, which takes care of installing all updates (apt, flatpack, brew, etc.) without touching "app store".

I believe the bundled Pop!_Shop originates from Elementary OS and suffers from issues with proper background job processing. I find all those “store” apps for GNOME to be poorly written, often displaying incorrect numbers of updates, and generally slow.

I have been using Pop!_OS on my old Intel-based Dell laptop for over 5 years. Now, I'm alternating between my M1-powered Mac and Pop!_OS as my daily driver. Before, I used Ubuntu for over 10 years and tested various distributions.

Pop!_OS is probably the best Ubuntu/Debian derivative I've used. It's buttery smooth for everything I need it to be. I haven’t encountered any bugs or major problems that are strictly related to Pop!_OS. It feels like Ubuntu, without slow Snaps (Pop!_OS is Flatpak-centered), Canonical ads (Ubuntu Pro, MicroK8s...), and with a slightly modified GNOME desktop environment.

If I had to find the worst thing about Pop!_OS, it's a negligible issue stemming from muscle memory after using macOS. The Super+Left/Right Arrow keys on Pop!_OS are used to switch between applications, while on macOS they are meant to move the text cursor to the start or end of a word. I haven't found the option to disable it yet.

Actually, the "model/" (note: singular form) directory (package model) would be preferred in the golang world.

That sounds interesting! Would you mind sharing some links to the articles or videos that focus on this possibility?