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warren455

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warren455··on Ask HN: How do word docs, slides, excel, and PDFs generate value?
A lot of business value isn't in the document itself. It's in the workflow around it.

Approvals, handoffs, trust, compliance, collaboration, history, distribution, decision-making.

The file is often just the transport layer.

warren455··on Ask HN: How does everyone talk about their work when they've used AI?
I increasingly describe AI as part of the workflow, not the author of the work.
warren455··on Ask HN: How often do you investigate issues in production vs. looking at logs?
In my experience logs are rarely enough for browser automation issues.

I usually end up reproducing the actual session manually because timing/state problems often don’t show up clearly in logs.

warren455··on Ask HN: Is this the SWE workflow of the future?
I’m increasingly acting more like an orchestrator/reviewer than someone writing everything from scratch.

AI dramatically speeds up implementation, but constraints/product judgment still seem very human-heavy.

warren455··on Ask HN: Which LLM are you using to evaluate your ideas?
I’ve started using different models for different stages.

GPT mostly for product direction and positioning discussions. Codex for implementation-heavy changes and large refactors. v0 more for landing page structure / UI iteration.

I still find product judgment and SEO decisions require a lot of manual thinking though.

warren455··on Tell HN: The saddest irony of my/our craft
Just like in the Age of Electricity, the Age of Steam, and the Internet Age, there will always be people like you who complain.
warren455··on Ask HN: Do you read differently now that anything could be AI generated?
I believe our focus is on knowledge itself, rather than on where it originates.