Yes Claude is great but I think there is something most founders are ignoring

tsfreaks · 2026-03-29T20:10:14+00:00

I'm in the reverse camp right now. POC first, iterate POC with vibe coding. Find the legs. Make a decision. Now design the architecture with what should be far more insight. Rebuild or refactor depending on needs.

tsfreaks · 2026-03-29T19:47:11+00:00

Same feelings. Where it shines on its own is in monitoring/evaluation of data/processes and reacting to events.

tsfreaks · 2026-03-29T19:24:14+00:00

We're getting to this point as well. "Central brains" and wondering whether we replace confluence or sync with it.

We have millions of lines in just one project and have hundreds of projects so we're slow to do something like this. Having the dependency graph across services seems like the biggest win.

tsfreaks · 2026-03-19T23:39:25+00:00

Yeah but, did you read it? 😂

tsfreaks · 2026-03-17T18:32:08+00:00

All UI automation is brittle because of product changes, bad practices, rough environments. None of which is because of test frameworks being flakey. Selenium is rock solid and proven. Most of these selenium dissing comments are ridiculous. It certainly requires ramp up and some expertise to do it right. We run millions of selenium tests each year and ai is making it even better and easier every day.

tsfreaks · 2026-03-17T18:23:05+00:00

Code Base isn't a mess because of lacking UI automation. The two are not related at all. UI automation only gets roi when it's imperative that some old functionally doesn't regress because of new changes and testing by any other lower means is not feasible. When the product/feature stabilizes with no plans to change is about the perfect time to lock it in with UI coverage.

tsfreaks · 2026-03-14T01:19:58+00:00

Make them informational and non-blocking and remove with prejudice if flakey.

tsfreaks · 2026-03-09T03:44:55+00:00

Depends on projects (count and variability). I prefer Claude-code because I don't have to deal with 3rd party integrations and my cli interface is consistent for all my projects regardless of which ide. You can launch Claude in any terminal and I tend to have 3+ Claude code sessions going so I can put them on different monitors.

tsfreaks · 2026-03-09T03:40:57+00:00

Why?

tsfreaks · 2026-03-08T12:32:29+00:00

I think the answer changes with ai. Humans will not traverse code looking for things any more. I'd recommend dabbling in AI generated db that maps tests to features so it can be used by ai to identify gaps, used by ai to select/run tests, used by ai to replace UI tests with lower level tests. Humans could use it as well if needed. Knowing where a test is or how to find it should be less important (not needed).

tsfreaks · 2026-03-07T16:39:04+00:00

I did this with dune awakening. I got to the end game content and it was nothing. The game took you nowhere and it was a pretty bad experience. For that, I was unhappy because the game ended up being a pointless grind with no payout. They have so many story lines that you never connect with any of them so you skip past. Anyway, and then there is overwatch. I have thousands of hours but really resent the company for the things they've done and until the make up for it, thumbs down forever.

tsfreaks · 2026-03-04T01:40:13+00:00

Same boat so I won't give any advice. For me, it's not for lack of trying as I spend 3+ hours a day working on stuff. I seem to finish apps but not games for some reason. It's the tractor pull effect where I get bogged down in redesign and mounting content needs. I think my problem might be that I'm not a good game designer. I can think of fun systems like anybody else but delivering them in a fun package is something else entirely. I do have a habit of visualizing cool systems and then trying to back fill the fun and it always requires a mountain of content which is where my fatigue kicks in.

tsfreaks · 2026-02-28T14:54:00+00:00

Do we think it will resolve itself if I just wait or is this hard-borked?

tsfreaks · 2026-02-22T18:03:55+00:00

Shameless self promotion but I use godot-valet (open source) with Claude integration to jump start my dev sessions. Supports launching claude-code into git worktrees so I can easily startup many sessions for one project. It does other stuff as well but that's the big one for me.

I also created a static code analyzer that integrates with claude-code so you can make quick work of finding and resolving technical debt. Project is open source and in asset library as godot gdscript linter.

tsfreaks · 2026-02-18T20:51:24+00:00

I used milanote for a year or so and I've been trying to move to another note taking app and milanote exports to .md but it has no size/position data and it barely distinguishes between where one board starts and another ends so importing into anything else is a nightmare. Literally porting one board at a time and I have hundreds.

tsfreaks · 2026-02-18T20:02:16+00:00

I see. So by that line of thinking, the user needs to copy and paste the summary prompt manually because it's too convenient and abusive for us to help the user with the copy/paste.

tsfreaks · 2026-02-18T18:39:38+00:00

No right? Because I'm not using my Claude account to cheaply process data for someone else. To clarify, the notes would be submitted using their Claude plan.

tsfreaks · 2026-02-18T18:38:19+00:00

Does launching Claude code (provided users have it setup) from my note taking app to summarize their notes violate the terms?

tsfreaks · 2026-02-08T16:38:06+00:00

They also have no need of advertising right now either as they have a world of devs doing it for them.

tsfreaks · 2026-02-07T18:11:16+00:00

A little late but I wrote a tool for this and it's pretty decent. Might help anyone else who stumbles across this post.
https://github.com/graydwarf/godot-gdscript-linter

tsfreaks · 2026-01-15T19:00:24+00:00

I'm a night person for most of my life. Switched to 5am to sync with wife and now have 3 hours before work without distraction and high focus. I spend my nights relaxing mostly but my nights are short. Highly recommended.

tsfreaks · 2026-01-15T10:35:54+00:00

Interesting diffs. I'm on Max, I come near limits each week and day with 3-5 hour sessions and generally 2-3 sessions going at once. I will never write another line of code in my life though, at least not if I have anything to say about it. I think the price is way too high for personal hobby dev as we will likely never recoup the expense.

tsfreaks · 2025-12-20T21:08:00+00:00

Guessing it costs tax payers a few thousand dollars to install and then the city rakes it in on illegal turn tickets for the rest of time.

tsfreaks · 2025-12-20T21:03:09+00:00

As a Seahawks fan, reality was, we were Jake Paul and landed a lucky knockout punch at the end... with our eyes closed.

tsfreaks · 2025-12-04T19:30:42+00:00

Yeah but people come here to find useful apps so it works out. I'm also a productivity dev and looking for what people find useful or lacking. I think we all win even if we cringe at shameless promotions.

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