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Scoring Show HN submissions for AI design patterns

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Re: Scoring Show HN submissions for AI design patterns

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Post by criley2 »

JoelMcCracken wrote: post #24
dematz wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>if AI saves you time, why wouldn't you use it AI might (might not, but often does!) also save you from doing original thinking in the domain, which in a show my side project is what people are interested in

Why I like using AI right now is that I get to try out far more of my own ideas quickly (and find issues with them!) Before, it was like: "Oh, X idea is really cool, let me try it!" ... (loses interest before idea validated) Now: "Oh, X idea is really cool, let me try it!" ... with AI, I get to actually validate that it works (ideally), or reformulate the idea if it doesn't.

Even more than validating ideas, I think my personal AI use falls into two categories:

- Exploration: I am "vibe coding" to explore a domain, add many features, refactor the app over and over, as a real time exploration of the domain to see what works and what doesn't

- Specific Execution: I have a full design, a full idea, I've thought about architecture, we're making a plan and we're executing this extremely coherent vision

I've enjoyed using AI for both cases.

Re: Scoring Show HN submissions for AI design patterns

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Post by sdevonoes »

simonw wrote: post #8

I expect most side-projects are being built with AI-assistance now. Side projects are typically time constrained - if AI saves you time, why wouldn't you use it? They're also the ideal place to try out new AI tools that your professional work might not let you experiment with. (The headline of this piece doesn't really do it justice - it misuses "vibe coded" and fails to communicate that the substance of the post is…

For me it wouldn’t make sense to use ai. Like I work on personal projects because they are fun: it’s fun to think about a problem, to solve it, to implement a solution, to learn new things and to fantasise about what if it gets popular and useful. If I can use AI to flip my fingers and make it happen, well wheres the fun? I have my day to day job to use AI for mundane things

Besides, the idea of paying 200$/month to have the privilege of using ai in my side projects… it’s just stupid for me

Re: Scoring Show HN submissions for AI design patterns

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Post by malfist »

bobthepanda wrote: post #26
dematz wrote: post #9

Nice list of design patterns, but imo a big unmentioned one is a grid of rounded rects https://correctarity.com/roundedrects (maybe what this post calls "Icon-topped feature card grid." ...that might be the official design pattern term)

Cards have been in vogue for a while and I can’t recall the last time I saw super hard corners on a design system. It’s been a thing since at least Apple filing that patent on rounded corners.

Look at the website you're on

Re: Scoring Show HN submissions for AI design patterns

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Post by vunderba »

simonw wrote: post #8

I expect most side-projects are being built with AI-assistance now. Side projects are typically time constrained - if AI saves you time, why wouldn't you use it? They're also the ideal place to try out new AI tools that your professional work might not let you experiment with. (The headline of this piece doesn't really do it justice - it misuses "vibe coded" and fails to communicate that the substance of the post is…

My biggest issue with LLM‑assisted webpages (Claude Code is especially egregious) is the lack of respect for basic web content accessibility guidelines.

The number of dark‑mode sites I’ve seen where the text (and subtext) are various shades of dark brown or beige is just awful. For reference, you want a contrast ratio between the text and background of at least ~4:1 to be on the safe side.

This isn't even that hard to fix - hell you can add the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines to a skill.

https://webaim.org/resources/contrastchecker

Re: Scoring Show HN submissions for AI design patterns

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Post by binary132 »

mccoyb wrote: post #23

The problem is not vibe coding itself. The problem is that certain untrained people do not have or perhaps do not care to learn the necessary skills to refine the result into something novel, or clear / precise, something which communicates (clearly) the idea they are trying to convey to others (who are hoping to learn something new). In a climate where it seems like VC are woefully bereft of the same skills, there's…

In a marketplace with infinite low-quality supply and limited attention, it doesn’t really matter how good the good offerings are.

Re: Scoring Show HN submissions for AI design patterns

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Post by hubraumhugo »

simonw wrote: post #8

I expect most side-projects are being built with AI-assistance now. Side projects are typically time constrained - if AI saves you time, why wouldn't you use it? They're also the ideal place to try out new AI tools that your professional work might not let you experiment with. (The headline of this piece doesn't really do it justice - it misuses "vibe coded" and fails to communicate that the substance of the post is…

Appreciate the feedback, just updated the title to be more clear.

Re: Scoring Show HN submissions for AI design patterns

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Post by doug_durham »

mccoyb wrote: post #23

The problem is not vibe coding itself. The problem is that certain untrained people do not have or perhaps do not care to learn the necessary skills to refine the result into something novel, or clear / precise, something which communicates (clearly) the idea they are trying to convey to others (who are hoping to learn something new). In a climate where it seems like VC are woefully bereft of the same skills, there's…

Why is that a problem? Reality will filter out the projects that are poorly developed just like it always has.

Re: Scoring Show HN submissions for AI design patterns

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Post by homeonthemtn »

This is cynical. Listen if you want to put time into a project then show it to the Internet to collectively shit on it, then kudos to you. You went on a journey and gained experience through it.

Personally what I think I'm seeing is a breaking down of walls. Now ideas that once would have gone back to the imagination vault finally have a pathway to reality.

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