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by nextworddev 252 days ago
Haven’t used Ghostty but why is HN putting it on front page every other week? What’s the main attraction to it
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Product merits aside… Its developer is a celebrity figure and people here are captivated by the story of a billionaire who writes open source without a business model, like we regular folks do when we don’t have a hustle to focus on
This isn’t a “ghostty” post.

This is a post by a hugely respected developer (due to his past & current accomplishments), writing about his experiences in how to best leverage an AI coding assistant.