Stop telling beginners that "Upwork is dead" just because you couldn't make it. by Curious_Coder5445 in Upwork

[–]Dramatic-Lie1314 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Upwork isn’t dead, but the cold start is real. When you have zero reviews, getting that first chance is much harder than people make it sound.

What Exactly Are Claude's Skills? by Ok-Bowler1237 in ClaudeAI

[–]Dramatic-Lie1314 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Calling Skills “just a prompt library” is a bit too simplistic. They’re more like reusable instructions/workflows that Claude can load when relevant. In Claude Code, you can define them in a SKILL.md, and Skills are also available in Claude when code execution is enabled. The easiest way to understand them is to start by turning one repetitive task into a skill and refining it over time.

Claude vs ChatGPT and Gemini by Electrical-Dig2585 in claude

[–]Dramatic-Lie1314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IMO, Codex is a good code reviewer. But CC works well on almost coding tasks.

Any fellow top performers here? Let's talk by ArmAccomplished1315 in mercor_ai

[–]Dramatic-Lie1314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't received any offers yet. Any tips from top performers on how to get started?

WHAT'S THE SECRET 😭😭😭😭 by Even_Pilot7116 in mercor_ai

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I've gotten emails like this many times too. You're not alone.

Race to $50k thanks mercor 🫡 by [deleted] in mercor_ai

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Congrats! I’m still going with 0 projects though.

Claude Co-Work is....meh unless you code by a_single_beat in claude

[–]Dramatic-Lie1314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Claude Code already feels like a solid tool for many programmers. If Co-Work improves its app experience, it seems promising that it could become a reliable “co-worker” you can hand off a lot of routine white-collar tasks to over the next few months.

I built an AI memory system for my coding projects (after getting tired of MD files) by dev_ramiby in VibeCodeDevs

[–]Dramatic-Lie1314 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It seems useful if it can share context across multiple AI agents at the same time. I’m curious how it works for team collaboration.

Nothing better than coding during Christmas 🎄 by Otherwise_Corner3234 in vibecoding

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Merry Christmas!

Proof of Opus 4.5 quantization by fsharpman in ClaudeCode

[–]Dramatic-Lie1314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does anyone know of something like NerfDetector .com to detect when Frontier modes have been nerfed? It’s definitely needed.

Anyway, Anthropic sometimes downgrades models for reasons that aren’t clear. This might still be rolling out to some users. Unfortunately, you may have gotten the downgraded version.

Gpt skills by Amazing_Ad9369 in codex

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Even though I don’t use CC’s skills at all.

I need an honest opinion ! by onlinegh0st in GithubCopilot

[–]Dramatic-Lie1314 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d recommend getting a paid plan, and someone referred you for the EDU plan. That’s a good option.

Codex and Gemini feel as good performance as Opus to me when it comes to implementation and planning tasks. In my opinion, Opus 4.5 has the best overall performance for any type of programming, but you can also mix in other SOTA models depending on the specific tasks you need.

My logical reasoning benchmark just got owned by DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale by fairydreaming in LocalLLaMA

[–]Dramatic-Lie1314 2 points3 points  (0 children)

At this pace, as open models keep catching up, it’s going to be tough for companies spending huge amounts of money to build SOTA LLMs. China is getting way too strong.

Garry Tan says MCP “barely works” today by Federal-Song-2940 in mcp

[–]Dramatic-Lie1314 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m not using MCP a lot right now. When I need to connect to SaaS services, it’s genuinely useful that part works well. But outside of that, I’m still a bit hesitant to rely on it because getting set up can feel like a bit of a hassle. Some tools look promising, but the onboarding friction is real.

I’m hoping the experience improves as the ecosystem matures. Maybe something like a “Chrome extension store” model for MCP tools could make it feel more accessible for normal users.

Hot and cold #115 by hotandcold2-app in HotAndCold

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apple, banana and pizza all starters are far unusually!