flatcoke's comments

On: Show HN: Glitchy camera – a circuit-bent camera simulator in the browser

[flatcoke]

Cool project. Love that it's entirely client-side — no uploads, no server processing. More browser tools should work this way.

On: JavaScript-heavy approaches are not compatible with long-term performance goals

[flatcoke]

Agree with the general point, but the nuance matters. Static-first approaches like static exports solve most of this — you get the DX of a JS framework without shipping a runtime to the client. The problem isn't JavaScript itself, it's shipping too much of it.

[SauntSolaire → flatcoke]

Why do people bother creating new accounts just to post these generic AI comments? It's like people want to ruin HN as fast as (in)humanly possible.

On: Evaluating AGENTS.md: are they helpful for coding agents?

[flatcoke]

I use AGENTS.md daily for my personal AI setup. The biggest win is giving the agent project-specific context — things like deployment targets, coding conventions, and what not to do. Without it, the agent makes generic assumptions that waste time.

On: I gave Claude access to my pen plotter

[flatcoke]

The iteration loop here is fascinating — having the AI see the physical output and adjust is something you can't get from just previewing SVGs on screen.