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For web apps, explictly asking the agent to build in sensible checkpoints and validate at the checkpoint using Playwright has been very successful for me so far. It prevents the agent from strating off course and struggling to find its way back. That and always using plan mode first, and reviewing the plan for evidence of sensible checkpoints. /opusplan to save tokens!

I have literally no idea how you've ended up at that conclusion from the article!

Not knocking the choice but:

> I still needed background jobs, real-time updates, and two-way communication that just works. Those things are possible in Rails and Laravel, but they take a bit more effort to set up.

These all have first class support in Laravel out the box.

Because, the law

Teaching physics is pointless unless you have your own particle accelerator.

But where is the AI?

Wait until this person finds out about a thesaurus!

I thought about it for a minute. I came to the conclusion that OpenAI would have likely tanked (perhaps even within days) had Altman not returned to maintain the status quo, and engineers didn't want to be out of work and left with worthless stock.

Chatgpt right?

There's something deeply depressing about a modern software developer role consisting of 20% coding.

Is "Semantic CSS" just... CSS? There's no such thing as "Semantic CSS". There is Semantic HTML. I suppose there is CSS for Semantic HTML.

I've read the article and can't figure out if this is comparing the CSS framework Semantic UI to Tailwind?

If we're comparing CSS to a CSS framework, it seems fairly obvious to me that it's going to be bigger in size, and slower to load, and that the amount of code required to be generic (rather than totally specific) would be larger too.

What on EARTH is that mouse cursor thing all about? Why would you even bother writing this, then making it impossible to read properly?

It's not "easy" to find mutton in the UK either. My definition of easy (as for the vast majority of the population) is "is it in the supermarket". I don't think I've _ever_ seen mutton in a major UK supermarket. It's somewhat of a catch-22, but the supermarkets don't stock it because there is no demand (modern palates prefer less "gamey" flavours), and there's no demand because it isn't stocked.

> I'm chewing and chewing and hoping it'll dissolve and it never goes anywhere

Then it's been cooked poorly, simply as that.

Er, what? Yorkshire is famous for its lamb. Especially the Dales. And seafood - Yorkshire has some of the most bountiful coastline in the UK (e.g. crab).

This is an extremely odd way of making technology choices - especially the arbitrary 5 year limit that means having to use an older version of a framework.

> There were many quality of life improvements between Elixir 1.7 of 2018 and the Elixir 1.15 of today, but for most of our application coding these would make little to no difference.

There were also a few security fixes.

Yeh, it doesn't exist

It certainly is an experience, it's just not the only experience in life's rich tapestry!

I somewhat agree, but 2 things:

- Adoption/fostering isn't actually a guarantee for all people. It's a challenging process that may or may not be successful.

- Just some gentle advice: mentioning "just adopt" to people suffering infertility is considered a faux-pas. It's best to avoid it.

I'm not offended, thanks. I'm just saying that there is a life for everyone, and reproducing is not the most important thing for many. We're not talking objectively about the biology of the human species, really. We're talking about anthropology and what being a human means.

Yes, contrary to the article, the opposite is true (in my experience).

Tough topic. I have some personal experience with it. The thing I struggle most with is the fact that I am often looked down upon (either consciously or subconsciously) by those that have "achieved" parenthood. Having children is an odd status symbol in Western society.

I really hate this attitude. It's a condescending and patronising attitude - that men who don't (or can't) have children are less. Are you really saying that absolutely nothing is more important than reproducing? For everyone, in every situation? I sincerely hope not.

I don't need to know how long it's going to take (because that's always made up) but at least tell me what's going on in the background so I have some indication of progress. Loading is often made up of a few sequential steps so tell me where you're up to.

I'm not aware of anything.

There was an interesting episode of Sliced Bread on BBC Radio 4 recently about mosquito repellants.

Basically DEET or PMD is as good as it gets, but applied incorrectly makes it ineffective. Citronella is pretty much useless.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001np5v

It shouldn't take any. This hiring attitude discriminates against (not an exclusive list) parents, people with caring responsibilities, and those that find "public creativity" difficult due to personality traits or medical issues. It cements the "tech bro" culture. It stifles diversity. Just hire people that can do the job you're paying them for. I don't ask my plumber to show me their blog posts.