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perk··on Ask HN: What are you actually using LLMs for in production?
Several things! But my favourite use-case works surprisingly well.

I have a js-to-video service (open source sdk, WIP) [1] with the classic "editor to the left - preview on the right" scenario.

To help write the template code I have a simple prompt input + api that takes the llms-full.txt [2] + code + instructions and gives me back updated code.

It's more "write this stuff for me" than vibe-coding, as it isn't conversational for now.

I've not been bullish on ai coding so far, but this "hybrid" solution is perfect for this particular use-case IMHO.

[1] https://js2video.com/play [2] https://js2video.com/llms-full.txt

perk··on FLUX.1 Kontext
What are you building? Ping me if you want a tester of half-finished breaking stuff
perk··on Show HN: I made a tiny device for automatically recording digital pianos
It’s MIDI
perk··on Show HN: I created an After Effects alternative
Thanks, I have some of the same issues with FF on www.render.video - will look into this ASAP :)
perk··on We spent $20k on Google Play pre-registration ads
You can take a screenshot and long click the QR to go to the link. At least on iOS. No need for another phone ;)

Not exactly obvious to say the least, but it works.

perk··on The new .zip TLD is going to cause some problems
images.zip was available a couple of hours ago, now it's taken.
perk··on Rules of thumb for software development estimations
We created a small webapp that works pretty good for us:

https://calestimate.com

(No login needed to try it out)

perk··on How to start a React Project in 2023
Personally I suck at CSS and avoid writing it like the plague, even after 20+ years of doing it.

I use TailwindCSS [1] for all my styling needs and couldn't be happier.

If you really want scoped CSS in React this approach [2] can also work, and it makes it easy to use tailwind if you want.

[1] https://tailwindcss.com

[2] https://miyauchi.dev/posts/lib-vite-tailwindcss/#css-modules

perk··on How to start a React Project in 2023
This is the easiest way I know to get a React app up and running. https://ymse.io/blog/how-to-create-a-minimal-react-app/
perk··on How to start a React Project in 2023
From that list you only need React and a bundler, which can be Vite. You really don't need more than that to get started. Please ask, I'll do my best to help you out.
perk··on Show HN: Scriptable.run, make your product extendable by anyone.
No worries mate. The examples don't have to be ground-breaking or even relevant (for me), but clear so I can see how I can apply Scriptable.dev to solve my specific problems.

And, since you target developers, add as much info as you have. Don't skip messy stuff like "how to authenticate" or similar.

Good luck!

perk··on Show HN: Scriptable.run, make your product extendable by anyone.
Exciting product. You should describe some common problems people have, and show us how you could use Scriptable to solve them. That's a nice and "easy" way to showcase a service IMHO.
perk··on A rant on web font licenses
I've read something along this lines before, but cannot find a good source for it. Do you have one?
perk··on Infinite Canvas
Shameless plug: https://stylepad.io
perk··on Show HN: Stylepad – Free moodboards for creative professionals
This feedback is so good that I wanted to high-five you when I read it :)

Yes, yes and yes - I don't disagree with a single thing, they make very good UX improvements.

Will add them as soon as I have some available time!

perk··on Show HN: Stylepad – Free moodboards for creative professionals
Thank you for the nice words and that you took the time to explain how and why you found it useful.

Well, that was a use case I hadn't thought of :)

perk··on Show HN: Stylepad – Free moodboards for creative professionals
Thank you.

Well, my designer wife needed a way to present ideas and work to her clients.

So I made her this simple tool where she gets a large canvas where she can add images with links and labels.

She then shares the canvas with clients to get fast feedback.

perk··on Fly Machines: An API for Fast-Booting VMs
Thanks, it looks exactly like what I'm after. Signed up for the private beta.
perk··on Fly Machines: An API for Fast-Booting VMs
Thanks for sharing!

That looks promising, but I don't want to handle any of this myself :/

I want a service where I can start a new VM fast by posting to an API, have it run some long running JS server code, and the VM should close itself when it's done.

My use case is often CPU bound, so a small VM with a single CPU is just fine.

perk··on Fly Machines: An API for Fast-Booting VMs
Please reply here if you find out, I'll do the same :)
perk··on Fly Machines: An API for Fast-Booting VMs
I need the same thing :) Basically a VM for each CPU-bound process I need to start from a queue. Did you find anything useful?
perk··on Fly Machines: An API for Fast-Booting VMs
Does this mean I can spin up multiple instances of _the same_ application on the fly, each running on it's own VM?

For example, we have a queue that handles video encoding. I would like to have 0-N encoders running at the same time, based on demand.

Spin up time is important as well, since I typically provide test renders triggered from the UI.

perk··on A brief history of code search at GitHub
grep.app is excellent, but I don't think you can search the entire github, on the front page it says "Search across a half million git repos".
perk··on American spy hacked Booking.com, company stayed silent
You had me at slow burning Breaking Bad. I would watch the hell out of this.
perk··on Sublime Text 4
Someone bought the domain after I wrote this comment. Hope they’re working on this idea :)
perk··on Sublime Text 4
Someone should make sourceavailable.com - A service that automatically pulls my private repos from GitHub and makes it available as open source to other programmers. A read only version of GitHub, without the isssue/PR overhead.

Code should be easy to read/download on https://sourceavailable.com/username/repo

perk··on Show HN: TinyStore - A minimal store for your Shopify Lite plan
Same here. Shopify's landing page for Lite says "Shopify gives you everything you need for just $9 USD per month" - so I couldn't figure out what this was for.

Lite not having a storefront should be front and center on OP's page.

perk··on Ask HN: What is your “I don't care if this succeeds” project?
https://dunkadunka.com - Online drum machine and sequencer.

I've mentioned it here before, doesn't get any traction at all, but I still love working on it :)

perk··on Is this plane landing or departing? (2017)
The photographer was there, he just can't remember if the plane was landing or taking off. Presumably he would remember a touch and go, I would :)
perk··on [dead]
Sorry, I wasn't directly involved.
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