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Re: Show HN: I quit coding years ago. AI brought me back

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Post by ivcatcher »

anonymous908213 wrote: post #40
dangus wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would add to this: skills mean nothing if you don’t use them. OP made a site with a bunch of calculators. Their critics didn’t make that!

We're busy building real software, not toys. I routinely write all kinds of calculators in my game development, in addition to having 100x more complex code to contend with. This task is as trivial as it gets in coding, considering computers were literally made to calculate and calculation functions are part of standard libraries. OP definitely didn't use Claude to implement math functions from scratch, they just did…

You're right that this is simple compared to what real engineers build. I have a lot of respect for people like you who write things like custom math libraries for cross-CPU determinism — that's way beyond my level.

I'll keep learning and try to make this less of a toy over time. And hopefully I can bring what I've learned from years in investing into my next product to actually help people. Thanks for the perspective.

Re: Show HN: I quit coding years ago. AI brought me back

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Post by dyauspitr »

Same. Fell out of love with programming after the first few years because the thought of spending my life staring at a screen and dealing with insignificant minutia suddenly seemed horrible. Spent a lot of years in management and LLMs gave me a way to build things I wanted again. Currently building a platformer.

Re: Show HN: I quit coding years ago. AI brought me back

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Post by dangus »

anonymous908213 wrote: post #40
dangus wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would add to this: skills mean nothing if you don’t use them. OP made a site with a bunch of calculators. Their critics didn’t make that!

We're busy building real software, not toys. I routinely write all kinds of calculators in my game development, in addition to having 100x more complex code to contend with. This task is as trivial as it gets in coding, considering computers were literally made to calculate and calculation functions are part of standard libraries. OP definitely didn't use Claude to implement math functions from scratch, they just did…

Idk, your superiority complex about the whole issue does make it sound like you’re feeling threatened. You seem determined to prove that AI can’t really make any decent output.

What’s even the point of writing out that first paragraph otherwise?

Re: Show HN: I quit coding years ago. AI brought me back

#45

Post by anonymous908213 »

dangus wrote: post #44
anonymous908213 wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We're busy building real software, not toys. I routinely write all kinds of calculators in my game development, in addition to having 100x more complex code to contend with. This task is as trivial as it gets in coding, considering computers were literally made to calculate and calculation functions are part of standard libraries. OP definitely didn't use Claude to implement math functions from scratch, they just did…

Idk, your superiority complex about the whole issue does make it sound like you’re feeling threatened. You seem determined to prove that AI can’t really make any decent output. What’s even the point of writing out that first paragraph otherwise?

> What’s even the point of writing out that first paragraph otherwise?

I was correcting your misguided statement:

> Their critics didn’t make that!

by pointing out that we, among other things, build the libraries that you/Claude are copy-and-pasting from. When you make an assertion that is factually incorrect, and someone corrects you, that does not mean they are threatened.

Re: Show HN: I quit coding years ago. AI brought me back

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Post by anon_anon12 »

Well in my opinion there's nothing wrong with vibe-coding. You can completely use it to make your passion projects. I draw the line when people try to sell their vibe-coded project as something huge, putting people at the risk of potential security breaches while also taking money out of them.

Every other day I see ads of companies saying "use our AI and become a millionaire", this kind of marketing from agentic IDEs implies no need for developers who know their craft, which as said above, isn't the case.

Re: Show HN: I quit coding years ago. AI brought me back

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Post by ivcatcher »

anon_anon12 wrote: post #46

Well in my opinion there's nothing wrong with vibe-coding. You can completely use it to make your passion projects. I draw the line when people try to sell their vibe-coded project as something huge, putting people at the risk of potential security breaches while also taking money out of them. Every other day I see ads of companies saying "use our AI and become a millionaire", this kind of marketing from agentic IDEs…

Totally agree. I have my day job, and vibe-coding has simply brought back the joy of building things for me. It should be about passion and creativity, not about scamming people or overselling half-baked products. The "get rich quick with AI" narrative is toxic.

Re: Show HN: I quit coding years ago. AI brought me back

#48

Post by anon_anon12 »

vdupras wrote: post #11
ivcatcher wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, you're right — that part is pretty rough. I wanted to help people actually understand compound interest (it's kind of life-changing once it clicks), but I got lazy and let AI do it without proper editing. Defeats the whole point. I'll figure out a better way. Thanks for calling it out.

I think the words are "you're absolutely right".

lol, chances of the same person using that kind of phrase and an em dash is so marginally low

Re: Show HN: I quit coding years ago. AI brought me back

#49

Post by DeathArrow »

>The problem? Every compound interest calculator online is terrible. Ugly interfaces, ads covering half the screen, can't customize compounding frequency properly, no year-by-year breakdowns. I've tried so many. They all suck.

Have you tried this? https://www.investor.gov/financial-tools-calculators/calcula...

Re: Show HN: I quit coding years ago. AI brought me back

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Post by feastingonslop »

anon_anon12 wrote: post #46

Well in my opinion there's nothing wrong with vibe-coding. You can completely use it to make your passion projects. I draw the line when people try to sell their vibe-coded project as something huge, putting people at the risk of potential security breaches while also taking money out of them. Every other day I see ads of companies saying "use our AI and become a millionaire", this kind of marketing from agentic IDEs…

Why do you think vibe code isn’t good enough for real products? Just so long as you have tests that show it functions as expected, why does it matter?
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