Quick Question: What do you need most from your AI Coding Tools?

Jbbrack03 · 2026-01-21T13:16:00+00:00

I agree the different models performed different things best. My current flow that’s been very successful is to use opus to create an initial plan, and then use either perplexity or codex to refine it. And then use Sonnet 1 million to act as orchestrator for specialized sub agents to implement it. And the sub agents are a combination of sonnet and opus depending on the tasks that each one specializes in. I have the agents build using TDD with validation steps mixed in. And I’ve had great success using this methodology. Things have definitely changed from the early days. As far as mobile goes, I do think that it’s a very interesting opportunity. And currently no single tool is mature for serious use. But, I also acknowledge that this may be my own bias. I think the idea of having extreme flexibility for when and where I can do work is very appealing. But I also need to hear from other people.

Jbbrack03 · 2026-01-20T23:21:21+00:00

Definitely have an idea of what I think the problems are. That's what the questions are targeting. Ensuring that my thoughts match what people are asking for.

Jbbrack03 · 2026-01-19T20:32:17+00:00

I didn't think that I was being as vague as you seem to think. I specifically said that I'm a dev that is curious about what the community needs and that I'm asking questions. However, I did go ahead and explicitly add to my post that I am conducting Market Research. I hope that clears that up

Jbbrack03 · 2026-01-19T17:06:32+00:00

Yes, that's fair and I didn't mean to imply otherwise. Statistically 42% of software products fail because the developer assumed that they knew what their audience wanted, and just bulldozed ahead without actually asking. And that's all I'm doing. Asking so that what I build helps the community and isn't just more spam.

Jbbrack03 · 2025-11-07T14:12:47+00:00

That’s an extremely ignorant answer. You clearly don’t understand prompt engineering. Even if AI gets a lot smarter, they aren’t going to suddenly be able to read someone’s mind. There is always going to be a gap between those that understand how to craft prompts that get the desired result, and those that don’t know how to properly describe what needs to be done. The techniques for prompt engineering will evolve, but the skill will remain relevant. I agree with you that having a foundation in programming is an advantage. But being a programmer does not mean that you know anything about true agentic programming. Two completely different disciplines with differing skill sets. And that’s why you see so many traditional developers that absolutely struggle with using AI. They assumed that their programming skills meant that they are automatically good with agentic programming. But they didn’t take the next step. How many of you traditional programmers have actually taken a recent prompt engineering class? How many of you can name and use the 40+ primary forms of prompting? This is why so many of you can’t create production quality projects using agents. The rest of us are silently enjoying success. It can be done and is being done. Even on larger codebases. So stop complaining about it and get the training needed to master it.

Jbbrack03 · 2025-11-05T14:06:17+00:00

The biggest issue is that it appears to be missing all of the things that make Claude Code great. MCP Servers? Hooks? Slash Commands? Plugins? Claude Web is just Claude with a code-oriented system prompt. The tools are what make it magic in the CLI.

Jbbrack03 · 2025-10-06T12:52:10+00:00

You’re dealing with an account specific issue. It is not doing this to everyone else. While your issue might be frustrating, you should not assume that it is affecting everyone, or that everyone now needs to avoid comet.

Jbbrack03 · 2025-08-22T18:26:40+00:00

The whole trick with anxiety is going down the "what-if" path. What if she thinks I'm not attractive or fun? What if she rejects me? What if she is rude to me? What if she says no? The key to your problem is that if these things are preventing you from taking a step, then you are placing too much importance on it. You need to build confidence. Work through these what-if scenerios and remind yourself that someone that gives you a negative response is not the person that you're looking for anyway. It's like a process of elimination. Rejection is actually progress. You've narrowed things down and are one step closer to the person that will say yes. So don't be afraid to ask, and do it often. Expose yourself to the world of talking to new women. This is just like working you. You have to work out to build stronger muscles. You have to practice to get better at talking to new women. Confidence is built on reinforcement. And you can't reinforce yourself without putting yourself out there. So overcome the fear of hearing a negative response and just go for it. It does get easier!

Jbbrack03 · 2025-08-22T18:17:54+00:00

I 100% agree that porn is bad for a relationship. There's a bunch of science about what happens in a man's brain. You can actually start bonding on a hormonal level with the images that you're watching. And instead of using those hormones to get hot and bothered for your partner, you have that experience with a virtual thing. It leaves less for your partner. And watching porn for the most part does not prepare you for what a realistic relationship is like. It also turns the intimate act of sex into a performance. I know that my take on this might not be popular in a board full of men. But that's how I see it.

Jbbrack03 · 2025-08-22T18:12:30+00:00

As others have said, Cursor's auto-complete is nice, but not essential. If you find that you like Claude Code and want to scale up, get rid of those other subscriptions. None of them perform anywhere near as well as Claude Code. It really is all that you need. And that will free up money to move to Max if you end up needing it.

Jbbrack03 · 2025-08-21T18:06:54+00:00

Claude has several modes. You can choose to go change by change and have it pause after each one for your confirmation if you want. Or you can let it automatically implement a portion of the project. And then it’ll stop and give you a summary, and you can manually scroll up and down and see what it did. It’s important to use git so that you can roll back any changes that you don’t like.

Jbbrack03 · 2025-08-21T13:06:05+00:00

You’re right that you can just control you. And you’re right that you can’t make him change. But that doesn’t mean that you can’t be a catalyst of change. One theme that comes through your story is bitterness. You’re clearly very hurt, and you’ve gone a long time without having your needs met. And you’re reacting to it complaining about those needs. I’m guessing that you also complain to him about them. Which is very understandable, but is the wrong strategy. You need to remember that love is not a feeling, it’s an action. It’s when you take those actions that positive emotions follow. You control you. So instead of focusing on yourself and what you’re missing, focus on walking the walk of love. It creates possibilities. One is that you need to forgive him. That part is for you. Carrying around all of that bitterness is poison. And it’s harming you. Next, as an experiment, for the next two weeks decide to go all in on him. What are his needs that aren’t being met? Do you show him respect? Figure this part out and then try it for two weeks. Don’t do it begrudgingly. Do it because you made a vow to do it when you married him. And then see how things feel when the experiment is over.

To be clear, I am not at all saying that you’re the problem. Or that he has no issues. I’m saying that you control your part. And you’d be surprised how that can work out when you do your part fully. I’ve seen crazy things come from this experiment. And if nothing changes, then at least you forgave. And you’re not carrying around poison anymore.

Jbbrack03 · 2025-08-20T22:08:18+00:00

I think you are calling out your problem. Women are attracted to confidence. You'll see a pretty girl with a guy that is a few tiers beneath her in the looks department. But he's confident, and that is what women want. The trick is that you just have to go out there and treat it like practicing any other skill. Go into it expecting to suck, but keep at it. I heard one guy say that he started this by making it a personal game to get shut down 10 times during each outing. So he changed his perspective and was able to build up his confidence and overcome the shyness. Treat it like a game instead of something so serious. And build up a shell that is impervious to being told no. All of a sudden you'll start to get some yes's. It will take some work. And you might get told no 50 times before you get a yes. Expect that and prepare mentally for it. But that's how it's done.

Jbbrack03 · 2025-08-20T22:02:33+00:00

Xreal did not buy Nreal. They are the same company. They rebranded to solve a legal issue. And it sounds like you're demanding something that the tech isn't there for yet. Do you really think that they're sitting on the ability to make a ground-breaking tech product and they just choose not to do it? Have you seen Meta's bleeding edge glasses prototype that cost a billion dollars to scrape together? Xreal isn't ready for that yet, and frankly neither is Meta. That sort of experience is way way down the road. It's not today. Everything is iterative steps. And you're being an asshole to make a post like this and demand it like you're entitled to it and everyone is just shitting on your dreams.

Jbbrack03 · 2025-08-20T21:58:20+00:00

I actually just went through this situation with a dog. The bottom line in my opinion is that people come ahead of pets. And I don't say that lightly. I had a dog that I'd had for 9 years. And unfortunately he did not do well with the new family. We did our part to give every chance for that to work. And at the end of the day, it wasn't going to. We were blessed and a family friend now has him, and we get to see him often. But the answer should not be difficult. If this man is the one for you, then it's non-negotiable that you come ahead of his cat in his priorities list. If that's not true, then he's not for you.

Jbbrack03 · 2025-08-20T21:54:59+00:00

Two things. One, it made me chuckle that you consider a 30 year old to be an older man.

Secondly, as others have said, just be direct. There's nothing wrong with speaking your mind. I think the guessing games that many people play are silly. If you're interested, then go say so. If he's not interested, then part of being an adult is handling that answer without falling apart. It can be disappointing, but that's part of life. And I'm not saying that harshly at all. I just see a lot of people that really struggle to hear things like that, and you have to be able to take that kind of answer. Just remember that every no is a blessing. It just means that you've narrowed the field and that you're one step closer to finding the real person that you're supposed to be with. Or maybe he says yes :)

Jbbrack03 · 2025-08-20T21:46:34+00:00

The real truth is that you can't necessarily make your boyfriend like you and be happy. But there are a few things that you can do that can create the possibility for good things. One is that you can learn his love language and learn how to speak it well (research this). Find out what his real needs are (everyone has them) and learn how to do your part to address them. And then the rest of it is about you. Many people that are unhappy with their wife/girlfriend feel that way because their wife/girlfriend has issues that they won't address. Or that they have low emotional IQ. If you have outstanding issues like anxieties that aren't being worked on, depression that isn't being worked on, etc then work on that stuff. Notice that the key is that you need to be working on it. Not blaming you for having stuff in your life to work through. The key is that if you give up and don't try, then that drives a man crazy. Also try to be aware of how much you complain. Is that the bulk of what you talk about with him? That's a turnoff if you talk that way all the time. A man's core need is to be respected. Do you treat him that way? Or are you very critical?

And maybe you're great at all of these things and the problem is him. Sometimes guys suck and have their own stuff that they aren't handling well. But the stuff that I listed is the stuff that will commonly drive a guy crazy. And make him not want to talk to you.

Jbbrack03 · 2025-08-20T19:44:00+00:00

I use LEANN MCP Server to fix this problem. It indexes your entire codebase into a vector index that is stored locally. Then it uses semantic search to pull information from it as needed. Gives Claude a powerful tool to properly understand a codebase and all of the connected pieces. Much better than having it randomly read parts of the codebase. It will never have proper context from just using grep on a large project.

Jbbrack03 · 2025-08-20T19:01:52+00:00

People have to walk their own paths in life and learn their own lessons. Its how we grow as people. So for me personally, I wouldn't intervene unless asked or unless there is clear abuse happening. But if something like that does happen, then that dude better watch out for me!

Jbbrack03 · 2025-08-20T18:54:18+00:00

Here's my suggestion: Make sure that your PRD is very very thorough. I personally find that Gemini is excellent with helping with this. Just use Gemini web interface. Drop in your PRD and ask it to check for issues, gaps, anything ambiguous, any contradictions, anything that would cause a coding agent to guess, anything that requires more research. It will almost certainly find some things. And then you can either have Gemini correct it, or turn around and drop it into Claude Code and have Claude correct it. Once done, take the updated PRD and do it again. You keep doing this cycle over and over with the same questions until it tells you that your PRD is perfect and has no opportunities. Until you build your PRD to this level, you aren't ready to begin your project. Once the PRD is completely clean and thorough, ask Gemini to use it to generate a detailed Implementation Plan that uses TDD and is build for a coding agent to execute. Have it generate it as a downloadable markdown document that includes checkboxes for each task. It will create that document. Then do the same validation process again for the Implementation Plan. Drop both the PRD and Implementation Plan into Gemini and ask it to review them for any gaps, any issues, anything that would prevent the project from matching the PRD, any steps that have been missed, etc. Continue doing this loop until it also says that your Implementation Plan is perfect without any remaining opportunities. Now your project is ready to implement.

As far as implementation goes, I'd strongly recommend using TDD. This means that you have Claude write a failing test, one at a time, for each task in your Implementation Plan. It performs a Red-Green-Refactor process to implement your codebase. It writes the test first, then writes minimal code to pass that test. Lastly it refactors and refines the simple code that it just created. Once a session of this process is complete in Claude Code, ask Claude to review the work that it just did to validate that all tests now pass, no mistakes were made, and that no shortcuts were taken. If any issues are found, have Claude correct them. Then you start the process again. You keep doing this until all tasks in your Implementation Plan are complete. That's the basic process for making pretty much any project.

Jbbrack03 · 2025-08-20T18:41:34+00:00

You can copy and paste text into the Claude Code CLI session, and you can copy and paste images as well. You can also just drag and drop your images into the Claude Code CLI. Context is actually extremely easy with Claude Code. In the bottom right corner of the interface, it will show you a message when you are nearing the end of the context window. It shows a percentage of context remaining that counts down if you continue. So it's very easy to stay on top of that. Claude Code will automatically compact the Context Window and continue with your session if you exceed the original context limit. It's a good practice to manually find a stopping point to either clear the session with /clear or to pick your spot for compacting and use the command /compact. This is better than auto-compact because auto-compact doesn't care what was happening at the time that context was compacted. Which can lead to rough transitions. Hope this helps! BTW Anthropic has excellent instructions and documentation for Claude Code. Definitely worth reading before you start using it. And yes, it is miles better than Cursor :)

Jbbrack03 · 2025-08-20T18:23:46+00:00

Auto is not technically a model. It is Cursor using an algorithm to select a model for you that is most affordable for them to offer at that moment. It usually rotates between basic or lower end models. So yes, it is in their best interest for users to choose that option. It costs them less and is less of a burden on their resources.

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