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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 userbinator »

vunderba wrote: post #36
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 t…

That basically shows the AI has learned what the average webpage looks like, and it's indeed horrible.

Re: Scoring Show HN submissions for AI design patterns

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Post by classified »

sowbug wrote: post #136
vunderba wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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 t…

Were/Are human-generated side projects better in this respect?

It depends. As with everything else, those who know what they're doing and can make good looking and readable dark mode sites are the minority. Too many who think they're cool make squeaky white text on pitch black background and/or commit other sins. AI represents the average of the majority, not of the best.

Re: Scoring Show HN submissions for AI design patterns

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Post by classified »

vunderba wrote: post #84
simonw wrote: post #65

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've genuinely had solid results from telling Claude "... and make sure it has good accessibility".

I could see that. I’ve found that the more specificity you add to your prompt and less freedom you give Claude Code to kind of just “do its own thing”, the better your results will be. FWIW, there’s also an official frontend-design skill for CC [1]. A while back I incorporated some of the more relevant guidance from WCAG into it [2]. [1] - https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/blob/main/plugins/... [2] - https://…

Yes, you have to enjoy micromanaging a machine to get somewhat acceptable results.

Re: Scoring Show HN submissions for AI design patterns

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Post by fragmede »

bluefirebrand wrote: post #145
maplethorpe wrote: post #140

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Side projects are typically time constrained - if AI saves you time, why wouldn't you use it? It depends what your goals are. All of my side projects were started because I wanted to learn something. Using a "skip to the end" button wouldn't really make sense for me.

The difference between people who want to learn things versus people who just want a finished product is going to be a big dividing line in the post AI world

Learn what though? Is knowing CSS at all relevant to making a site all about, say, every type of cheese? If I have, say, 6 hours to build that site, does learning about CSS make the site better, or does learnin about the history of rennet make the site better? The assumption that using AI to replace learning about CSS is replaced by being a drooling moron with the time saved instead, is unfounded. The AI is a fountain of knowledge (that you have to double check). That people choose to not to learn about topics they don't find interesting because they'd rather learn about topics they do find interesting, doesn't automatically make them dumber than you.

Re: Scoring Show HN submissions for AI design patterns

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Post by changyou »

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…

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Re: Scoring Show HN submissions for AI design patterns

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Post by vipipiccf »

I'm a backend developer. I can read and write frontend, but AI tools have genuinely helped me there. From a product dev perspective, they empower the storytelling and visualization of technical work while I stay focused on the problem-solving itself.

That said, the AI slop problem is real. Most of it has very little depth. I'd love a sidebar tool that rates submissions on engineering rigor so projects with real technical depth don't get overlooked, and there's a clear differentiator between pure vibe-coding and engineering-backed work.

Re: Scoring Show HN submissions for AI design patterns

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Post by mghackerlady »

mlmonkey wrote: post #177

Is there anything wrong with using AI (Claude Code/Codex/Gemini etc.) to design your website or your app? As an engineer, I know what my strengths are; and I am pretty damn sure "reactive website design" is not one of them. Why not use AI to do the heavy lifting?

Do you even really need "reactive web design"? Not every website needs to be a webapp, if the sites just a blog and links to the docs and downloads it's very reasonable to sit down and crank out some HTML and CSS like the good old days. Hell, use a static site generator and the HTML bit mostly disappears
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