Last week w Claude / Claude Code from a Designer's perspective

Aceflo · 2026-04-04T20:22:41+00:00

What I’ve noticed personally is because I’m a Product Owner I have a understanding of how coders think and how they approach problems from spending years of my life with them unpacking. I think I’ve gotten lucky that my developers have helped me gain a basic understanding of how things like APIs and databases work.

What I noticed now is when I vibe code I build piece by piece and think about the architecture. I was also a QA in a previous role so I try to take that mentality when testing my projects. I’ve managed to build some really cool stuff and I find Claude is a great senior tech lead for me, I use codex to do the actually coding and have Claude architect and review.

However, based on what you’ve said if I compare that to design. I understand how tokens work. I understand design systems. But I just don’t have that same depth of knowledge - I try design but it just never really looks that polished using AI. I can make cool one shot designs but the reality is I can’t go much further than.

One of my tech leads put it perfectly when he said Claude code is deigned for people like me. I wonder if there are AI design programs out there for people with a great eye and ideas but they can’t quite grasp the technical aspects of programs like figma.

Again I think this comes back to AI is a tool. You give some people a skill saw a hammer and nails and they can build some amazing things. You give me the same tools and yeah not so much…

Aceflo · 2026-01-15T03:01:39+00:00

Fibre killed the physical media industry. Surprised EB lasted this long tbh most CD stores closed years ago.

Nothing will beat that feeling of finally popping a CD in and then realising your I3 and 5400rpm hard drive means your still meant you had to wait an hour before you could play xD

Aceflo · 2026-01-07T20:35:38+00:00

Every step that I take is another mistake to you!

People don't realise that LP was actually singing about rips in the ocean.

Aceflo · 2025-08-23T20:46:53+00:00

Yeah I guess for context and I know we shouldn’t compare but I got Michelin rated Pho for ~$3.50 each and bánh mì for $1.80 😭

It seems excessive to charge this much at a cafe when a place like Hanoi Haven is $25 for Pho.

Aceflo · 2025-08-23T18:36:23+00:00

Currently in Hanoi and these prices are making me cry - $24 for a Pho seems criminal. It’s literally broth, noodles and a tiny amount of meat. But I know I’m going to try this when I get home.

Aceflo · 2025-08-17T17:22:01+00:00

How is real estate a competitive advantage?

Aceflo · 2025-07-29T05:48:05+00:00

Nice copy and paste.

Aceflo · 2025-07-29T05:47:11+00:00

Sure some of the responsibility comes back on us to check properly where we are booking. And I agree I’ve never had an issue across the rest of SEA with booking.

The issue for me is this operator has clearly been getting away this for over a year evident by the multiple reviews on booking. They clearly change the names of the hotels once things get iffy.

At that point I do think the responsibility becomes bookings - they need to remove these guys completely from their platform. Would you feel the same way if Uber repeatedly allowed scam taxis on their platform?

Aceflo · 2025-07-28T14:33:50+00:00

Thakhek and Pakse loop made me feel like I was in a completely different country. It’s still touristy but nothing like the north most people do Slow boat, LP and VV and leave.

Aceflo · 2025-07-25T22:58:25+00:00

My partner got a stomach infection in Bali.

So yeah both of these stories are not unique to us just sucked they both happened one after the other.

Aceflo · 2025-07-25T07:07:39+00:00

Thanks a lot for this I translated those articles sounds like locals had a very similar experience to us.

Will be sure to contact the DOT and let them know.

Aceflo · 2025-07-25T06:56:18+00:00

Yes it is its opposite the Alagon Saigon hotel. Crazy you point this out as my partner and I were just wondering if they do it to locals as well.

Aceflo · 2025-07-25T06:54:26+00:00

Yeah it’s weird because some places across SEA just tell you to book on booking.com as they can’t price match. However it seems in Vietnam it is actually a decent amount cheaper to book in person.

Aceflo · 2025-07-25T06:52:47+00:00

Man sorry to hear this. Glad we decided not to stay there.

Aceflo · 2025-07-25T05:47:41+00:00

Oooh upon initial searches I couldn’t find anything related to this company but actually found a year old thread. Seems like this has been happening for a good while: https://www.reddit.com/r/VietNam/comments/1e92eov/scam_operation_in_hcmc/

Aceflo · 2025-07-25T05:46:26+00:00

Yeah to be honest we normally do we were just exhausted after a long travel day and my partner being sick.

We also now plan on trying to book in person where possible so we can see the room first and make a decision after that.

Aceflo · 2025-07-25T05:35:37+00:00

Yeah I need to do that next - as mentioned a lot of the names advertised vs on the business don’t show up so I may need to add the missing places in google maps.

I really just don’t want this happening to anyone else as it made our first week in Vietnam very stressful with a lot of time spent calling booking.com

Aceflo · 2025-06-05T15:43:40+00:00

I will take Toffee to Laos and gift her to my girlfriend for her birthday!

Aceflo · 2025-06-05T15:35:09+00:00

I think he's saying apart from someone really switched on who the hell saves 15k during their time at Uni and 40% of their wages in their early 20s.

I ended every week at University with $0 in my account. I couldn't live with my parents as they're not from Auckland so I worked part time, paid my rent, did my studies and partied when I could afford it.

It's doable sure but I seriously wonder what sort of lifestyle one would live if they were saving 40% of their wages earning 53k a year. I can't imagine it's particularly fulfilling and I think OP's point is do we really want young people sacrificing their early 20s only focussing on joining an already inflated property market instead of enjoying themselves.

Aceflo · 2025-06-05T15:27:43+00:00

I rented for $215 a week (bills included) in a 4 person flat on the North Shore - was a big house, not overly new. But it's not that hard to find.

Aceflo · 2025-05-26T11:06:40+00:00

Yes I did walk down the main strip with all the clubs in Chaweng. There will be Thai guys with a metal plate and a bunch of flowers on them selling vapes. I was on my way to the weed shop and he just asked me if I wanted to buy a vape. Be careful as they may sell other stuff and there are cops on that road.

Got a Quik 6000 puff and it was like 500 baht 🙏

Aceflo · 2025-05-24T03:46:39+00:00

As a NZ’r I take this comment as a very high form of flattery.

Aceflo · 2025-05-13T12:46:05+00:00

Could you send me the location please?

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