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cunningfatalist

64 karma · joined March 16, 2016

Tech Lead / Senior Fullstack Developer @ Wikando GmbH. Mainly TypeScript and PHP, but I also dabble in Go.
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cunningfatalist··on Claude Sonnet 5
Sorry for the late answer and the missing context. usef- is right, the manual is probably the better page to share. Amp tries to give you a plug and play experience, where you can always see the actual costs and models/effort are autoselected for you. Some of my colleagues are big fans and use it a lot. I also like it, but prefer OpenCode.
cunningfatalist··on Claude Sonnet 5
You might want to check out Amp: https://ampcode.com/
cunningfatalist··on Show HN: LangCSS – An AI Assistant for Tailwind
I tried to:

- Make a simple admin CRUD layout

- Add some widgets

- Add a login/logout section in the navbar

- Make it all responsive

The first three steps worked amazingly. But the final step was probably just too difficult and I got some broken-looking site.

Still nice though, good job.

cunningfatalist··on Bruno: Fast and Git-friendly open-source API client (Postman alternative)
We recently adopted Bruno at our company and I'm very happy with it. Versioning your requests with GIT is great, and the client is really nice as well.
cunningfatalist··on What living in Denmark taught me about raising 'Viking' children
Funny, the weather bit is also true of us Germans. Even our saying is almost the same. "Es gibt kein schlechtes Wetter, nur schlechte Kleidung." And we also have this one: "Wir sind ja nicht aus Zucker." (We're not made of sugar.)
cunningfatalist··on Brave browser simplifies its fingerprinting protections
May I ask why you think so?
cunningfatalist··on Z – Jump around
I have been using z for many years now, and I cannot recommend it enough. This is one of the most useful tools ever.
cunningfatalist··on GitHub Actions Down Again?
Some of our workflows don't even show up anymore which is unfortunate...
cunningfatalist··on GitHub Actions Down Again?
Yes, same for us.
cunningfatalist··on Ask HN: What programming languages are you using at $WORK?
PHP, Go, and TypeScript. I like them all.
cunningfatalist··on Death Metal English (2013)
Oh, that was fun; great article! During my MA, I wrote a paper on Swedish Melodic Death Metal lyrics and what common themes they have. I can't seem to find the paper now, but I remember having a blast. I think the result was something like anger, violence, and loyalty/brotherhood.
cunningfatalist··on JavaScript Gom Jabbar
This so accurate it hurts. And it's also super funny. Good job :)
cunningfatalist··on Ask HN: What are some of the best Reddit alternatives?
Getting an invitation is rather easy. Just write a nice email and explain why you would like to join.
cunningfatalist··on Douglas Crockford on JavaScript
He's got a point. TypeScript alleviates some pain, but I still feel like JS is not a great language. I have some nostalgic love for it because I used to be "the JavaScript guy" at the beginning of my career. But ever since I started using TS and Go, using Vanilla JS feels like fighting code smells and complexity all the time. At the same time, I acknowledge and appreciate how much JS has improved.
cunningfatalist··on Ancient soldiers used sound to frighten and confuse their enemies (2022)
This was super interesting, thanks for sharing.
cunningfatalist··on The Io Language
Io was featured in the book "Seven Languages in Seven Weeks: A Pragmatic Guide to Learning Programming Languages", which I can recommend.
cunningfatalist··on SVG Backgrounds
Yes, $15/month is a little steep. SVG backgrounds are nice, but who needs so many for so much money...?
cunningfatalist··on Homebrew 4.0.0
Working on a Mac wouldn't be the same without Homebrew. Thanks for all the hard work!
cunningfatalist··on WebKit Supports Nested CSS
I am not a big fan of nesting. I have yet to see a codebase where nesting makes CSS more readable. Even with BEM, I find it easier to reason about (and debug) the vanilla style. However, I must admit that `&:hover{}` does have a certain appeal. Also, I am very happy that nesting can be done without tooling in the future. It's a feature that many people love.
cunningfatalist··on Ask HN: What to do when someone clones your site?
We've also been copied in the past. At first, it was a little concerning. But it turned out that people cannot be ahead of you if they're busy copying your features.
cunningfatalist··on Ask HN: What would be your stack if you are building an MVP today?
Symfony. It's just so much fun to work with.
cunningfatalist··on How do I draw a pair of buttocks? (2014)
This is way more amusing than it should be.
cunningfatalist··on Ask HN: What is the best thing you read in 2022?
Are there some books that you can recommend?
cunningfatalist··on Ask HN: What is the best thing you read in 2022?
I can wholeheartedly recommend it. Grave's Claudius series is also great!
cunningfatalist··on Ask HN: What is the best thing you read in 2022?
I already read Slade House, Cloud Atlas, number9dream and Ghostwritten. I'm REALLY looking forward to all the others! :)
cunningfatalist··on Ask HN: What is the best thing you read in 2022?
The best works of fiction I read:

- Count Belisarius by Robert Graves

- The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell

- The Expanse (all of them)

- Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

And the best books on software development were:

- Fundamentals of Software Architecture: An Engineering Approach by Mark Richards and Neal Ford

- Multithreaded JavaScript by Thomas Hunter II and Bryan English

- The Programmer's Brain by Felienne Hermans

cunningfatalist··on Show HN: My wife is pregnant; naturally I made a baby-name app to prepare
Congratulations! :)
cunningfatalist··on Tricks I wish I knew when I learned TypeScript
Nice article, I like it. I can recommend "Programming TypeScript" by Boris Cherny (O'Reilly, 2019) and "Effective TypeScript" by Dan Vanderkam (O'Reilly, 2019), if you want to learn more like this.
cunningfatalist··on After Surgery in Germany, I Wanted Vicodin, Not Herbal Tea
Almost never. You have to specifically search out those doctors.

Or avoid them.

Sadly, many Germans believe in homeopathy...

cunningfatalist··on After Surgery in Germany, I Wanted Vicodin, Not Herbal Tea
I don't use pain killers at all, but headaches are sometimes the exception. I rarely get a headache (maybe once a month?) but when I do, I know that it won't go away before a good night's sleep. So I either go to sleep in the evening or take an Aspirin or something when I'm at the office. I just can't work or even properly think with a pounding headache.
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