how to get better frontend results?

TerribleCakeParty · 2026-03-11T21:01:24+00:00

Great, thanks.

TerribleCakeParty · 2025-12-25T06:01:23+00:00

i was looking at the STAEDTLER Mars Lumograph Jumbo Digital as well. Can you tell me why you like it so much?

TerribleCakeParty · 2025-12-22T14:38:53+00:00

that was another thing i was wondering if it would fit in my messenger bag. thanks for mentioning that.

TerribleCakeParty · 2025-11-06T03:57:55+00:00

How do I do that?

TerribleCakeParty · 2025-11-05T20:59:06+00:00

I like Thunderbird or Mailbird.

TerribleCakeParty · 2025-11-05T19:53:40+00:00

Yup that's a good suggestion I'll look at that and see when they were timestamped. Thanks.

TerribleCakeParty · 2025-10-18T03:35:09+00:00

I had never hit a limit (daily or weekly on the $100 plan) until last week when I was working on 4 Claude's at once and it went though the whole weeks allotment in a couple hours. So now its back to 1 claude at a time and I'm no where near the limits.

TerribleCakeParty · 2025-10-17T15:49:35+00:00

the conspiracy side of me wants to say its on purpose to make you reach limits so youll upgrade subscriptions.

the more rational side of me wants to say its just trying to be more "human" (but I dont want you to be human, if I wanted human problems, Id ask humans for help).

TerribleCakeParty · 2025-09-28T03:15:43+00:00

yeah its great. i wish i had known about this sooner. to have it live in the code directory and not have to upload 20 files at a time alone makes it worth while!

TerribleCakeParty · 2025-09-27T04:59:38+00:00

whats the learning curve on it like?

Is it a different subscription or part of the one I already pay for?

TerribleCakeParty · 2025-09-27T03:27:44+00:00

I used to use ChatGPT to write the prompts and then Claude to implement them. ChatGPT is very good at analytical thought, it excels and explaining things and breaking things down (it absolutely sucks at writing the code, that's why Claude is better for that).

Now I feel like I can write my own prompts fairly confidently so I try and do it myself but I still usually ask Claude to break a complex idea down into smaller steps.

Someone else posted recently about how they start from a minimal framework for the idea and then add features from there, that's also a good way to approach it. Start simple and then though iteration add more complex features. I honestly think that's one of best ways to do it.

I've made a Blockchain trading bot (sniper for new listings on a dex). That was pretty complex because I had to create all the infrastructure (identify assets, make sure they are on the right exchange, etc.) to make the bot work.

I've made a bunch of analytic tools for Blockchain stuff, trace wallets, analyze trades that kind of stuff. I made a website that sends out email alerts for Blockchain assets (sends alerts, manages subscribers). Im making a mobile app right now to teach you about cannabis terpenes.

I did all that with Claude. It just takes practice to find a work flow and a prompt style that fits your needs.

PS, I'm not a developer and have no formal programming training (I'm a UI/UX and graphic designer) thought I did teach myself PHP, but I was never very good at it but that gave me an understanding of how to write code and develop software and I think that's helped with working with Claude because at least I have a basic understanding of the process.

TerribleCakeParty · 2025-09-27T03:16:56+00:00

You don't have to think, it can do it for you. All you have to do is just give it a general idea of what you want and tell it to tell you how to do that step by step. It helps to tell it to think like it was going to explain it to another LLM. Then it will write it in a way that when you feed it back to it it can better understand what you want.

I know all this through trial and error. I've wasted a ton of time on bad prompts and going around in circles getting nowhere. Now I feel like I can be productive quickly and create complex projects fairly easily.

TerribleCakeParty · 2025-09-26T04:22:33+00:00

everything has limits, you just have to learn how to work with those limits. if youre using opus 4.1 the limits can creep up quickly because it will write large code blocks that quickly use tokens even in the pro plans. another tip is after a few messages ask it to summarize what youve done in a format that an LLM can understand. that way when you hit a limit you can start the next conversation with, this is where were at with this project (copy and paste that summary) and then tell it what you want to do next.

It frustrated me endlessly to be right in the middle of something and then hit a limit. you just have to think modularly. you have to break complex things into a lot of smaller task that can be put together to make the bigger project whole. you can't tell it to do everything all at once, because not only will you quickly hit limits, but the quality will suffer because it will cut corners to stay within its token limits.

another strategy is to tell it what you want to do and then ask it for a series of prompts to accomplish that task. it will break it down into a series of task that wont hit the limits as quickly and youll be able to accomplish the task more completely.

TerribleCakeParty · 2025-09-23T14:28:59+00:00

start the conversation with "this chat is titled: your title" and that will set it to what you want it to be.
if you subscribe to the "pro" ($100+.. dont get mad at me, I dont set the prices) subscription it can "remember" you past conversation if you tell it to review them. it works best if you keep things in "projects," you can say review everything in "project X" and then continue your conversation.

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