Comment on Ask HN: How do you coax useful code from AI?Comments−readyplayernull1yI don't like current AI in IDE integrations, it's like inviting someone to help you build Lego's with boxing gloves.Better ask Claude simple questions in the browser, review the answer, research a little when in doubt, and translate the solution.My prompts are minimal, just like they used to work in the old search engine days:Linux C++ inter process comunicationThat brings me the most used mechanisms with advantages and examples.
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I don't like current AI in IDE integrations, it's like inviting someone to help you build Lego's with boxing gloves.
Better ask Claude simple questions in the browser, review the answer, research a little when in doubt, and translate the solution.
My prompts are minimal, just like they used to work in the old search engine days:
That brings me the most used mechanisms with advantages and examples.