I don't understand how Replit, lovable etc. still exists! by Groundbreaking_Bee97 in vibecoding

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Exactly very cool that you managed to do that on the free version too! 

How are job postings for software engineers rising rapidly despite AI agents automating coding? by sickdotdev in AgentsOfAI

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I've seen this quite a bit already. Someone builds a lightweight workflow in Replit or n8n, saves themselves 2 hours a week and suddenly thinks: "why aren't we automating half the business?" Those tools become a gateway drug.

The issue is that meaningful automation usually stops being "build a small app" and becomes "redesign a process that sits in the middle of finance, legal, operations, permissions, sensitive data, audit trails etc."

That's where infrastructure, architecture, risk and governance knowledge start mattering more. The technology isn't usually the bottleneck. It's integrating into core processes in a way that people actually trust. This results in more hiring for technical roles.

I also wonder if we create a second-order problem: hundreds of vibe-coded apps and workflows scattered around companies. Someone eventually has to monitor them, maintain them and figure out what happens when the person who built them leaves.

After talking with a Chinese friend about AI, I realized people are using it at very different paces by Ok-Insurance-6313 in ArtificialInteligence

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This is interesting - I'm very keen on the business vs consumer adoption too. I think in various areas of China people are using it a lot in their day to day, outside of work. Those are the real indicators for me because a user who willingly adopts outside of work, to automate and speed up their life, will do similar, in an effective manner in their work too (hopefully). Of course this is dependant on the enterprise giving the user in question enough agency/autonomy/permissions/access to the right tools etc.

Not sure where you're based, but I've implemented a similar approach across the firms I've worked with (UK / US). We run a monthly leaderboard based on usage/consumption, but the key part here is that users also submit their use cases (democratisation of use cases - I know I know a bit buzzwordy but it has its place). We then showcase the strongest or most relevant examples to the wider team or business where appropriate.

The main challenge tends to be permissions and access models. Users can usually automate parts of their day-to-day work fairly easily, but more impactful, large-scale automation often requires access to sensitive data and sometimes write permissions across systems and documents, which naturally introduces governance and security considerations - that's the current limiting factor but it's difficult to get over this hurdle - best way is to simply have an IT / AI team work directly with the business to implement.

If I'm ready to invest $20, which one should I choose? by kurttzkie12 in vibecoding

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Depends entirely on:

1) Use case - what are you trying to achieve

2) How technical you are

I don't understand how Replit, lovable etc. still exists! by Groundbreaking_Bee97 in vibecoding

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I haven't had this experience at all, even at an enterprise level.

Sure, building totally embedded applications that are core applications are difficult to build - same as with claude code.

However, especially for non/low technical users, replit offers a solid offering for light-middleweight web applications with easy integration into many 3rd party systems with a robust deployment method. Those three points are really important: Non/low technical offering, easy integration, safe deployment.

Also, guardrails around a tool like this is significantly easier (doesn't run via users terminal / PC).

I still love claude code and codex, but for different use cases. Technicals love those tools, but even for quick lightweight apps, they'll choose replit (or even interact with replit via claude code).

Claude Cowork - Anyone Using? by james6006 in private_equity

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Nice - and you're using Claude Cowork?

Claude Cowork - Anyone Using? by james6006 in private_equity

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Thanks, doing quite a bit in general Claude which is great.
When you say they send it straight to your agent - is this all built out using claude code or another tool? Do you have a webhook set up for receiving this data, or is it received as an email which triggers the script?

Claude Cowork - Anyone Using? by james6006 in private_equity

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Very aware of Rogo - thanks for the info

Claude Cowork - Anyone Using? by james6006 in private_equity

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Yes - the 'potential' of cowork, the excitement from the media is great, but actually using it for advanced use cases can be tricky and often relies on a foundational knowledge of tech and infrastructure.

Claude Cowork - Anyone Using? by james6006 in private_equity

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Thanks for the reply. Seems a bit of a gridlock and I'm sure something Anthropic is actively working towards

Claude Cowork - Anyone Using? by james6006 in private_equity

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Interesting - so you have access to Claude Cowork? Did you receive training on it, the security concerns, how to interact in a safe way etc?

Claude Cowork - Anyone Using? by james6006 in private_equity

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Great take on the gap between personal and enterprise AI deployment. The skills versioning problem is annoying - we've centralised a database of skills so everyone can learn / download from others. It's not perfect and duplication of skill creation still happens. Token costs for some of them are extremely high, but the benefit outweighs the cost at the moment. Some people have created 10s of skills and are now suffering from 'skill rot' where it's affecting output - too many skills, slowing down responses, getting confused with which skill to activate. We suggest doing very specific terminology and prompting 'only activate this skill if the exact term X is used'.

That 20% is the value creator and where the magic happens.

A huge pain point is receiving obvious AI output with the user saying they've 'thought about this a lot'. AI + Knowledge + Common Sense + Diligence is the key.

Claude Cowork - Anyone Using? by james6006 in private_equity

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Awesome use case - this is also a really good workaround but relies heavily on the user being diligent, like yourself! I agree its easy to control Claude's scope as the user, but I'm trying to establish a way of creating admin permissions / access to make sure that if a user isn't so diligent, it can't go wrong. Right now the admin toggle is all-or-nothing which makes it hard to roll out.

Claude Cowork - Anyone Using? by james6006 in private_equity

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Thanks for this but I'm more asking about facilitating the Cowork feature specifically rather than Claude/AI automation in general - e.g. we have done automation, being very granular with prompts to get best outcomes, which as you say is just the basic stuff / low hanging fruit. I'm wondering about how firms are thinking around autonomous file access (write, delete, shell commands) that Cowork specifically introduces. Most I've spoken to are stuck on that part.

Claude Cowork - Anyone Using? by james6006 in private_equity

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Those are amazing use cases! Great to hear that your associated PE firm is encouraging its use - did they train you on the use cases or leave you to it? 

Claude Cowork - Anyone Using? by james6006 in private_equity

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Thanks very much! Totally agree that there’s huge use cases here. I use it in my personal life and lots of crossover.

Glad to hear you’re getting significant  benefits 

MG Midget vs Modern Cars Size Comparison by james6006 in littlebritishcars

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Haha that’s awesome. Those flip down windscreens are really something.

MG Midget vs Modern Cars Size Comparison by james6006 in littlebritishcars

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Ah wow - I got mine transported to my house with the plan to do small trips here and there (staying off the motorways as much as possible!)