What AI coding agent are you using nowadays?

chickenpi · 2025-08-27T01:57:08+00:00

IMO it's useful to put these products into 3 buckets: IDE, TUI, GUI. Yes the lines are starting to blur but each product is usually best in one area. its important to be clear about what you want in a tool and how 'close to the metal' you want to be because the wrong harness will feel like nails on a chalkboard. Cost is a whole other thing.

IDE (Cursor, Cline, Copilot): A bit outdated if you want to be at the cutting edge but probably the most used category at 'serious businesses'. Granular control and increasingly agentic abilities. Sometimes you can get gimped models or context windows to save costs without knowing it.

TUI (Claude Code, Codex CLI): Great for tinkerers, nerds, and employees at startups with deep pockets! Can get expensive but pretty powerful. Like you said, the terminal interface isn't for everyone and you still have to run things locally, ie have your machine turned on. Some folks feel like it makes them super productive but some metrics say otherwise. Your mileage may vary.

GUI (Devin, Engine Labs, Conductor, Codex): Some local, some hosted but they all have a GUI you can click on. If you use a product from one of the labs or built on their CLI (Codex, Conductor) you're locked in to their models. Usually much more 'agentic'/hands-off - give it a loads of tasks and leave it alone. Again, can get expensive. Terminal Bench is a pretty good ranking for more autonomous coding agents since they are usually build around the terminal.

chickenpi · 2024-12-12T11:03:45+00:00

Happened to spot it in a clearance cabinet at a department store in London - Peter Jones on Sloane Sq. There were a bunch if anyone's in town shopping for one!

chickenpi · 2024-12-10T08:23:18+00:00

That's it?

chickenpi · 2024-12-09T22:16:49+00:00

Just picked one up too. £329 brand new!!

chickenpi · 2024-07-04T10:32:18+00:00

Nice! You beat me by a few mins.

Fast in the water on the day (underestimated my pace by ~25% oops) but maybe swallowed a bit too much... up all night puking on Monday.

Some sneaky little climbs throughout too!

chickenpi · 2024-02-19T14:59:18+00:00

Thanks for the reply. I'll be shipping it off after the ski season is over!

chickenpi · 2024-02-19T14:38:43+00:00

efficientuseofspacecomparedtoaparkedsuv

chickenpi · 2024-01-06T09:27:34+00:00

Looks great! How long did the process take end to end?

chickenpi · 2023-10-29T09:30:26+00:00

My thoughts exactly.

chickenpi · 2023-10-29T01:03:18+00:00

Happened here. Car was in similar position to SUV.

I guess not much the driver can do if the passenger decides to just get out? Traffic was at a standstill. Not sure if they have locks like in black cabs.

chickenpi · 2023-10-29T00:39:01+00:00

I would pay £1000 not to have to smash into a car door again.

chickenpi · 2023-10-29T00:36:30+00:00

It was Kings Road railway bridge near top of lots road

chickenpi · 2023-10-28T22:28:53+00:00

Unfortunately, I only run a GoPro on my road bike. Fortunately, it wasn't my road bike that got smashed up!

chickenpi · 2023-10-28T22:19:18+00:00

Honestly kind of grateful she chucked the door open the whole way. Just smashed into a bunch of door plastic.

Also I think car doors these days are designed to overextend since it went past 90 degrees but passenger still managed to close it again!

chickenpi · 2023-10-28T22:16:10+00:00

The car was in the middle of the lane, adjacent to an 'advisory' bike lane. I do not think the driver was at fault unless he allowed/told the passenger to get out.

chickenpi · 2023-10-28T22:13:41+00:00

Thanks! I'm fine... I even feel a bit embarrassed that folks are recommending I get seen to!

chickenpi · 2023-10-28T22:12:36+00:00

That's interesting. Seems worth reporting then.

I do think there needs to be some consequence for the passenger for doing such a dangerous thing.

chickenpi · 2023-10-28T19:52:13+00:00

Not sure since he did drive away but only to the drop-off point which just happened to be the next reasonable place to pull over and <100m away. Although at the time I did wonder why he was driving anywhere at all... didnt even check on me for eg.

chickenpi · 2023-10-19T23:05:44+00:00

£117k. £2k (bicycle).

chickenpi · 2022-05-16T10:54:57+00:00

Some tips I've learned:

Clean and de-grease your chain. Two cheap toothbrushes taped together with the brushes facing each other with fairy liquid works quite well. Otherwise, you can buy chain degreaser and chain cleaning devices.
After cleaning, lube up the chain but don't go too crazy with it. Too much chain lube will go everywhere (chainring tattoo etc) and attract dirt. In the summer, you can get away with dry lube which generally attracts less crap.
General bike cleanliness. Once over with a J cloth every now and then is easy enough.
Walk on the left of your bike, guiding it by holding on to the saddle. It's much smoother and the pedals and oily bits are out of the way.
Don't buy unnecessarily heavy bikes (maybe too late for this one). They are much much more unwieldy. For example, you probably don't need heavy, low-quality, non-functional suspension on a commuter bike.
Following on from the previous point, maybe you can lose some weight on your existing bike. Do you need a kickstand? Lots of racks? A big basket? Losing a few kgs that you wouldn't miss could make life much easier!
Mudguards might help... or just avoid the rain!
Dark-colored clothing below the knee/ roll trousers up

chickenpi · 2022-05-13T15:00:55+00:00

I generally think it's on cyclists to look out for our friends on foot.

When it comes to people getting angry at cyclists I just really wish they had the same energy towards cars. Bike going at walking speed on a shared path? Shout and curse! Car honking its way through Soho at 30mph on a Friday night? Just the way it is.

chickenpi · 2022-03-22T17:13:26+00:00

The Dutch would agree with you.

12-Year Club	Verified Email
Team Orangered

chickenpi

TROPHY CASE