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by biztos 7 days ago
They might also ask why a bunch of static CSS inside a bunch of JavaScript is hiding inside __init__.py[0] - hopefully before trying to fix some detail of the CSS.

(I'm surprised to see it actually, since my own use of Claude has mostly yielded well-structured code. But I'm not doing proper vibe-coding, more like friendly Socratic arguing with another engineer who happens to be a robot.)

[0] https://github.com/datasette/datasette-agent/blob/main/datas...
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simonw 6 days ago
Thanks for the prod, I've extracted that script out into a separate static file: https://github.com/datasette/datasette-agent/commit/fa505b82...

(It was in Python because there were a couple of URLs that needed to be dynamically constructed by the server, but those are output as a small window.datasetteAgentJumpConfig object instead now.)

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frumiousirc 6 days ago
Thanks for continuing to engage in the community despite such horrid responses from a few.
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byproxy 6 days ago
> friendly Socratic arguing with another engineer who happens to be a robot

Ha! Same! Still feels like the best way to go about it, really. I know the dream is to one day remove humans from the loop... but I'll enjoy the dialectic while it still seems the most productive!

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vadansky 6 days ago
Same, I like to call it rubber duck coding (now the duck talks back!)

Edit: Now I want an LLM connected rubber duck with a speaker/microphone that sees your screen

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crescit_eundo 6 days ago
Reminds of me of RubberDuckGPT (rubber-duck-gpt.com):

“I won't give you answers. Instead, I'll reflect your questions back to help you think more deeply about your problems.”

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biztos 6 days ago
Totally doable and I would buy one. Only problem is that most of the time when I'm doing "SWE" stuff I'm around other people and can't have the conversation out loud.
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biztos 6 days ago
For my own projects, I'm very happy with an outcome that is "not faster, but better" as a result of my use of generative AI.

I still hope this will be a shared goal in at least some tech companies long-term. But the headwinds are strong. "Not better, but faster" is starting to look like a job requirement.

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