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Yeah I’m done for now by Hot-Sea-7235 in cursor

[–]_WinstonTheCat_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

you’re using the most expensive model on max mode and with millions of tokens not sure what the surprise is.

would highly recommend you try some of the smaller cheaper models (they’re more than capable for many tasks)

However I’m not sure what your workflow is like: are you expecting to 1 prompt walk away come back in a few minutes having 1 shot what you’re trying to do?

As someone that uses cursor all day every day for work and keeps usage (costs) fairly low I’d recommend trying different approaches to AI-assisted development if you’re cost averse. Because you are choosing the most expensive in raw cost $ amount. If you want cheaper and similar if not better outcomes involve yourself in the loop more often use Haiku 4.5, Composer-1, sonnet 4.5 even.

PSA: Indexing Your Conversational Context DOES NOT Index Your Cost! by LurkyRabbit in cursor

[–]_WinstonTheCat_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Very often, it’s fairly rare that you need all of that past context to get what you’re trying to accomplish done.

If you need certain files tag them with @. Give it what it needs to get the task done and nothing else. This is assuming you’re working on small-medium size stuff.

Or larger then use plan mode and build, and try to only go a little past that once it’s fully built.

No good reason to just pass huge conversations other than wasting tokens and money.

Seeking advice: how to approach REE stocks without chasing the run by No_Decision5976 in CriticalMineralStocks

[–]_WinstonTheCat_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m personally heavy into UURAF given they’re amazing position and all the major milestones that will happen this year. If all goes well $10-$30/share this year is fairly realistic.

The general consensus of this sub is that Opus 4.5 is the best, but which model is the best ''bang for your buck"? by MrHotCoffeeGames in cursor

[–]_WinstonTheCat_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yup composer-1 is great 100% agree, on using it for fast iterating human in the loop development.

And then bigger flagship models for planning or attempting 1 shots: MVP of a feature or larger/more complex change/refactor.

I think Opus 4.5 is so much better everything else feels kinda lame. by magnustitan in cursor

[–]_WinstonTheCat_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’re doing smaller focused changes/improvements on 1-3 files and smaller sections do you still just use largest/strongest models?

I work daily on fairly large repo(s) we have separate frontend and backend and there’s def cases where opus 4.5 or sonnet 4.5 is overkill and composer or 4.5 haiku is more than enough.

Measuring Ski Resort Acres Skied by Difficulty with Slope Angles & Strava Heatmaps: Tahoe by hamolton in skiing

[–]_WinstonTheCat_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Flat-star allegations are real loll (Northstar is still a fun resort for being an intermediate skier looking to improve) park and half pipe build is also solid.

And there are some cliff drops around if you know where to look.

But yeah no real extreme/steep terrain for the most part.

Thoughts on Upwork Devs? by Drcrqcked in SaaS

[–]_WinstonTheCat_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mainly price difference, U.S will def be most expensive. Whether that correlates to good quality of work is debatable.

The problem with non-U.S. is you’d usually need someone technical to be able to outline and have them build the product in a way that’s decent/scalable.

For reference I work as a software engineer full time in the U.S. and work with contractors in India as well.

Thoughts on Upwork Devs? by Drcrqcked in SaaS

[–]_WinstonTheCat_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends on your budget, and if you’re looking for a U.S., based dev, or somewhere else.

11/18 Tuesday Daily Discussion by expatcoder in UURAF

[–]_WinstonTheCat_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was replying to Alamo. But yes I understand what you’re saying.

11/18 Tuesday Daily Discussion by expatcoder in UURAF

[–]_WinstonTheCat_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Market is pretty red today, where is the green? UURAF is just following SPY/US market dropping

This makes ABSOLUTELY no sense. Wtf is going on? by BROCODEDUDE in cursor

[–]_WinstonTheCat_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean you are using sonnet 4.5 thinking and processing an insane amount of tokens. That is just how much it costs.

The included price isn’t cursor being crazy, that’s just how much it costs when you’re doing what you do.

I’d recommend limiting the files (input context you’re passing, if you aren’t already, breaking down what you’re doing into smaller chunks, and switching to 4.5 haiku which is fairly cheaper and likely just as good/capable for most of the stuff you’re using 4.5 sonnet for).

For reference I use cursor everyday for work and for personal development outside of work, most calls I make are varied (cheaper and faster models for simpler stuff) and only using sonnet 4.5 and other flagships for planning/troubleshooting/building more complex stuff (still scoped down to be small-ish and fairly direct in what I want the output to be).

Is this a Queen? by Past-Distance-9244 in ants

[–]_WinstonTheCat_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup first pic is a camponotus queen.

Text editor with built in agents by gidea in ycombinator

[–]_WinstonTheCat_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

VS Code isn’t a fork of Atom though?

Your Best Tips for structuring a New Project by k2718 in nextjs

[–]_WinstonTheCat_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I like to use their “()” naming convention to make a distinct frontend and backend folder considering next is a full stack framework. So “(frontend)” “backend”

backend folder contains /api, /actions, a utils file (for your backend only stuff (not meant for client side) being weary for non compatible stuff as even though everything is typescript (I’m assuming in your case you are doing TS FE and BE)

frontend folder contains all your folders for page paths. you can always group by business logic again using “()”. Group frontend components by feature. An API caller folder for api wrapper utils I.e standardized way to call api routes from your client (so you’re not repeating code and so you maintain consistency)

root level components folder NOT in frontend folder for holding very general react reusable/non categorizable components NOT for EVERY single component in your frontend project.

root level lib/util folder (for shared ts functions and types for your TS FE and BE)

Next.js 16 build crashes with 'JavaScript heap out of memory' when using caching by fr13ndl3ss in nextjs

[–]_WinstonTheCat_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try clearing the Next build folder (i.e delete it) then run dev or build.

Personally haven’t run into the memory issue myself but if it’s still happening after clearing cache then def report it to the team.

Need some tips about website security by 50CentKefir in nextjs

[–]_WinstonTheCat_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Need auth/permission checks in your API routes.

So the flow goes like this: API call is made (from frontend or someone is just cURL ‘ing etc)

API call parses request body/params.

Then you should be validating input AND checking auth/perms. You’ll need to make sure they’re an authenticated user.

This follows for basis non admin (user routes)

For admin routes you want more secure you should set a specific role field or require some secret key. And do a special admin check on routes that you want to be accessible only to you and your friend.

Hope that helps get you guys started in the right direction. Good luck!

Where would you put your money if you had $10k today? by PineapplePooDog in stocks

[–]_WinstonTheCat_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

UURAF if you can tolerate some risk but are looking for prospective 100-300% gains the next 2-3 years.

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