somewhatjustin

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Just another software engineer. https://x.com/somewhatjustin https://github.com/somewhatJustin/
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Comment · 1 month ago
I personally use up to 3 models. Fable/Opus for planning, Opus/Sonnet for implementation depending on complexity.

I would maybe use Haiku 5.5 for highly parallel workflows like checking in on MRs or scanning my entire codebase.

Comment · 1 month ago
> Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Claude Haiku 5.5 will follow in the coming weeks, with many of the same improvements to performance, efficiency, and safety.

Nice. I was starting to think that Haiku got abandoned.

Comment · 1 month ago
> Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Claude Haiku 5.5 will follow in the coming weeks, with many of the same improvements to performance, efficiency, and safety.

Nice. I was starting to think Haiku was going to be abandoned.

Comment · 2 months ago
We recently released v1.7.1 of FUTO Notes, our open source offline markdown editor. I'd be more than happy to answer any questions about the app.
Comment · 6 months ago
I was a Mac guy for 12+ years and switched to Linux on desktop + Framework about 2 years ago.

It takes time. On many dimensions, the Framework running Linux is laughably worse. I never thought about battery life while the lid is closed until my Framework.

That being said, running Linux is very fun and can be productive if you choose a well-supported distribution and desktop environment. I landed on KDE Plasma and Fedora/Kununtu. It has been my daily driver and I see no reason to go back.

My gateway to Linux was buying an old Thinkpad T580 and messing around Arch Linux. If you’re on the fence, this may be a good place to start.

Comment · 6 months ago
Comment · 6 months ago
> Very rare instances of unauthorized data transfer.

Ah, so this is how the source code got leaked.

/s

Comment · 6 months ago
This reminds me of Clayton Christensen's theory of disruption.

Disruption happens when firms are disincentivized to switch to the new thing or address the new customer because the current state of it is bad, the margins are low. Intel missed out on mobile because their existing business was so excellent and making phone chips seemed beneath them.

The funny thing is that these firms are being completely rational. Why leave behind high margins and your excellent full-featured product for this half-working new paradigm?

But then eventually, the new thing becomes good enough and overtakes the old one. Going back to the Intel example, they felt this acutely when Apple switched their desktops to ARM.

For now, Claude Code works. It's already good enough. But unless we've plateaued on AI progress, it'll surpass hand crafted equivalents on most metrics.

Comment · 7 months ago
"[Thing] happened and [group] are furious!" journalism
Comment · 7 months ago
> Seriously, what value are tokens providing other than justifying layoffs.

Coding, writing, summarizing, translating, data analysis, customer support, test generation.

Comment · 7 months ago
> So where are all the AI apps?

They're in the app stores. Apple's review times are skyrocketing at the moment due to the influx of new apps.

Comment · 1 year ago
Have you tried KDE on Fedora? I'm very happy with it.
Comment · 1 year ago
> Wow, in the process of making the send button slightly easier to find, they reduced the amount of actual content in the screen by a couple lines

This is a worthy tradeoff! Phones are bigger than ever and scrolling is incredibly simple.

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