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1. mrguyorama · 1790175167 · focus · HN ↗

   Wait wait wait WAIT

   So, these tools have a file they want to read in with some configuration.

   That filename is hardcoded?

   Fucking DOOM had a command line parameter to provide an arbitrary configuration file name!

   That's completely irrespective of the fact that you need a feature flag set by remote infrastructure to change a setting of which completely local file to read.

   It's weird, I feel like Claude would have tried to make this a configurable setting by default! Is that just not an option in JS land? Not a common pattern to have configuration in the first place? I don't know about that, all the JS based code editors have comprehensive configuration files.

   What the hell is going on....

   1. scottyah · 1790181767 · focus · HN ↗

      I absolutely detest software that needs to have a configuration for every single parameter. CLAUDE.md was a new concept they created, and having it local in a directory is a blessing. If you:

      1. really REALLY care what the file name is

      2. Can't put in a symlink

      3. Don't want to write into that file to look at other files (which is the standard practice of the entire skills framework

      4. Cannot even think to ask the model how to come up with many solutions

      Then I postulate you should stick to the mobile app, computers are too complex for you.

      1. zahlman · 1790203428 · focus · HN ↗

         >I absolutely detest… If you [want things to work differently than how I like them], … computers are too complex for you.

         Please don't do this.

         1. scottyah · 1790207227 · focus · HN ↗

            Do you have a reason, or are you ironically just putting me down because you are wanting things to be different?

            1. zahlman · 1790263189 · focus · HN ↗

               The reason is <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;newsguidelines.html">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;newsguidelines.html .

               There is nothing ironic about it.

               1. scottyah · 1790271761 · focus · HN ↗

                  That&#x27;s a link to guidelines, not a reason... I&#x27;m having trouble reading your mind here, could you elaborate?

                  1. zahlman · 1790451738 · focus · HN ↗

                     The part that I quoted from you clearly violates the guidelines.

                     I think the guidelines are a good idea and I would prefer to be in a community where they are upheld rather than one where they are not.

                     So I politely reminded you about them.

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