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Small programming tricks

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  1. kccqzy · · focus · HN ↗
    A lot more tricks can be learned from just watching AI work. Instead of allowing AI to work autonomously, go back to the old days where you manually approve every command the AI runs. Just recently while doing performance optimization work, I found Opus using the `perf` command in ways I didn’t know possible. Just give AI a real task and carefully read what commands are used by the AI to solve the problem; most likely the AI uses a trick or two that you didn’t know existed.
    1. louthy · · focus · HN ↗
      > “the old days”

      Is this just plain old rage baiting? I literally can’t tell any more.

      1. kccqzy · · focus · HN ↗
        It’s a figure of speech. I use that phrase for anything older than three months.
        1. lencastre · · focus · HN ↗
          to shreds you say
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