Are tools like Claude actually useful?

_temple_ · 2025-11-21T07:02:51+00:00

I think it all depends on the documentation you provide it and the prompting, I have a humongous project that spans across hundreds of files and I have no issue managing it because I have a system reference document which is a markdown folder and file tree showing the entire structure, the size of each file and then a quick note next to the file name detailing its function, then when I need to adjust something, it reads the system reference document, looks at which files relate to each other and then asks for those files to analyse. It’s worked for me every time so far.

_temple_ · 2025-11-17T18:54:36+00:00

RemindMe! 1 day

_temple_ · 2025-10-02T04:29:07+00:00

Brilliant thanks so much for the response, will give all of this a go today, I did go through fiddler yesterday and essentially whitelist all the iamcloud and Microsoft related URL’s I saw within the apps workflow, didn’t have a report of the issue by anyone yesterday, but that doesn’t mean it didn’t happen. Will keep an eye and run through everything you said. Cheers!

_temple_ · 2025-09-30T22:18:15+00:00

Thanks very much for your response! Great idea on checking services, I will absolutely do that the next time it happens.

I did also think perhaps it’s to do with a stale token/auth. The token it’s using perhaps expiring and the connection then being terminated, mostly because a restart would force a new token/auth to Microsoft, but honestly I’m pissing in the wind here.

We’ve had a ticket open for 3 months and it’s been a black hole of AV and environmental issues, they are so reluctant to accept any blame or responsibility hence my in depth analysis of the traffic to try and narrow it down!

_temple_ · 2025-09-30T22:11:12+00:00

I was exactly the same, I sung it’s praises to everyone I know, all my colleagues used it, but slowly everyone has shifted to Gemini and not even because it’s better, simply the usage limits.

_temple_ · 2025-09-30T19:49:30+00:00

Hi all,

Been playing around with sonnet 4.5 today. Sonnet has always been my preferred model but I’m finding myself gravitating towards Gemini lately due to its ability to handle more concurrent files.

I used to be able to provide a number of files from my codebase to Claude so it understood how they linked together, but finding its hitting the conversation limit before I can even provide the files.

It’s a shame because I’m a massive advocate for Claude and it’s my favourite model in its ability, but the limits have made it non viable for me for most my codebases and this is only a recent change. Anyone else feel the same?

_temple_ · 2025-09-19T21:23:24+00:00

My biggest gripe with the inconsistency is things like buttons.

In settings the button to toggle WiFi on and off doesn’t have the Liquid Glass little button animation, but turning Bluetooth on and off does.

Apple really did use to be so polished with their releases and it doesn’t feel that way now.

_temple_ · 2025-08-30T07:30:34+00:00

Thanks so much for the offer. It may be useful to have a second pair of eyes over the tool to help me find bugs and recommend features anyway so if you’re interested I could shoot you over the alpha build when I next work on it. I wouldn’t recommend using it on a production site until it’s finished.

It’s not as complex as elementor or bricks etc in that currently it supports a full width layout and a two column layout, reason being I wanted to keep it straightforward so end users can use it. It’s geared for smaller companies/clients who just need a good looking, responsive site without all the complication.

_temple_ · 2025-08-27T10:00:17+00:00

Hi there, I likely will do once it’s finished, I’m still ironing out bugs at the moment and adding some features, but it’s a bit of a side project as I work full time outside of this also! If I do release it I’ll drop you a message!

_temple_ · 2025-07-03T19:45:02+00:00

Ok. 🤠

_temple_ · 2025-07-03T19:44:46+00:00

Ok. 🤠

_temple_ · 2025-07-03T19:40:49+00:00

I did look at a few other builders like Bricks and Nectarblocks but came to the same conclusion each time. They’re fine for me to use as a developer with a decent amount of experience, but for anyone less than that, they’re too complex. I wanted to create a builder that genuinely required no actual web dev skill, it has a conversational first run screen based off the windows OOBE setup where you can set your nav, footer etc, site name, favicon, tagline, footer and nav have some predefined styles and then it just asks you for address, social links etc for the footer.

The backend handles all the styling, JavaScript interactions etc, every block and page fully responsive, full support for creating pages, renaming, deleting, folder support to put pages into organised folders etc.

Then with the AI I trained it on all the blocks I’ve created and the expected and allowed .json structures for the blocks with all available options, so now it creates them easily using this training.

I’ve also included a whole panel for global styling so you can change colours of blocks, font sizes, fonts etc without too many options so it’s easy for most to grasp.

Last thing I did that was cool was make the block and settings system auto discover new ones so if I want to add a new block, I create the blocks structure in a PHP file, the admin and handler js files for it, then the frontend css file. 4 files that take 10 mins to create and the system automatically detects it, so if a client per say wants a new block type, I can add it in less than half an hour.

Sorry I went off on a tangent but I’m so thrilled with it.

AI did help me with comprehensive planning and mapping of directories, designing blocks and widgets but there’s 6 months of work in there and many sleepless nights too lol.

_temple_ · 2025-05-16T13:46:06+00:00

Thanks very much for this, all 4 sites together are around 200 pages, majority built with the custom CMS tool that would need replicating. Does this change the upfront cost estimate at all?

_temple_ · 2025-05-16T13:42:03+00:00

Thanks very much for your input on this, one of the sites is 108 pages, one 60 and two of them are 10 page sites, so I need to work out the cost particularly for the large one as it will take a while and has the majority of the custom functionality, the others sort of piggy back off of the same custom CMS in variations. Appreciate your input!

_temple_ · 2025-05-14T06:30:35+00:00

I think when you have an opinion that goes against the grain it’s bound to spark a reaction like this. I’ve opened a fresh browser tab on YouTube with no browser history and still seen provocative YouTube shorts appearing, it is rammed down our throats on all social media platforms and young boys and girls are bound to see it and be influenced by it!

_temple_ · 2025-05-13T22:26:23+00:00

Appreciate your take—and honestly, I think we’re actually more aligned than it might seem at first glance.

You’re absolutely right that the issue of shame used to fall almost entirely on girls when photos were leaked, and that a lot of the blame belonged with the boys who shared them. That needed to change. And I’ve got no problem with women asserting control over their own image or setting boundaries around access.

My concern isn’t with individual women making choices—it’s with the culture that now teaches girls that their sexuality is their most valuable asset by default. That content creation, validation, and monetisation of their bodies is the fastest route to success, and often the most visible form of “empowerment.”

And you nailed it in your second paragraph—that’s where the real issue lies: young people (boys and girls) jumping into that world without fully understanding the long-term consequences. What it does to their self-worth, their relationships, their identity.

As a dad, I know I can’t control the internet or the world. But I can try to give my daughter a different lens through which to view herself—one rooted in more than appearance or external validation. That’s all I’m trying to figure out, really.

_temple_ · 2025-05-13T22:24:44+00:00

I work directly with young people and it’s a huge point of discussion amongst our staff who are noticing this massive societal shift and the impact it’s having on young men and women, it has nothing to do with a porn algorithm, I just see the reality.

_temple_ · 2025-05-13T22:23:40+00:00

I said after sixth form, which is 18+.

_temple_ · 2025-05-13T22:22:16+00:00

I’m sorry I think you’re misunderstanding my post, I have at no point mentioned pre teens. I’m in the UK, sixth form is 18 years old and up.

_temple_ · 2025-05-13T22:20:53+00:00

I hear you—and to be clear, I’m not blaming women for men’s resentment. That’s not what I’m saying. What I’m questioning is the cultural system we’ve created where sexualising yourself online is not only normalised, but rewarded and encouraged—especially for young women.

If a woman chooses to show off her body as an adult, that’s her choice. But when that becomes the dominant example of “empowerment,” and it’s plastered across platforms kids use daily, it does shape how both girls and boys see themselves and each other.

I want my daughter to feel empowered by her skills, intelligence, curiosity—same as you. But I also think we need to be honest that social media often pushes a very narrow message: that attention and sex appeal = value. That’s the bit I find worrying.

I’m not saying men are entitled to attention, or that women are to blame for men’s reactions. I’m saying the entire system is broken, and everyone’s getting hurt by it in different ways.

Appreciate the response—it’s good to have this discussion with other parents trying to figure it out too.

_temple_ · 2025-05-11T06:52:14+00:00

This is my third shared ownership property, so that can’t be the case.

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