It is a valid concern but I've been running yolo mode since the inception, using Claude and now Codex. I'm not bragging or anything, since I'm feeding my own curiosity too, trying to answer what's the worst that could've happened? So far, nothing catastrophic that I recall.
The 2 days were spent uploading my entire library from scratch. After that, daily syncs only take a few minutes.
I don’t think this should be framed as iOS vs Android. From a technical perspective, I understand why the behavior differs. But from a user’s perspective, all they see is that one app works much better than the other.
My family doesn’t care about the technical reasons. They just saw one app finish much sooner than the other, and they preferred the one that worked better. Based on that experience, I can’t recommend Immich to them.
No, it’s an Immich issue. Not OP, but I was already using Synology Photos. Synology finished syncing my library in two days, while Immich was still syncing after more than a week. I decided it wasn’t worth it after that experience.
I'm using tmux + zoxide+ https://github.com/joshmedeski/sesh. Then on Ghostty, I have keybinds for my workflow. Cmd+k to open/switch workspace. Each workspace is just a new tmux session.
I recently reviewed an app built mostly with vibe coding. The owner said it was almost ready to launch and just needed a quick check.
After looking through it, the database design was a mess. Some features worked, some didn’t. I explained the missing pieces and why things were breaking. Like OP said, he’s the domain expert.
I used billions of tokens last month alone. The tools are getting better fast. But giving AI to a domain expert doesn’t mean you no longer need software engineers.
A domain expert can use AI to build software. And a software engineer can use AI to learn about the domain. Both bring different expertise to the table.
I’ve built something similar internally, but under the hood it’s mostly codex exec + Git worktrees. The main advantage over diff-only review is that it can walk the entire codebase, trace dependencies, and understand architectural or cross-system impacts instead of only looking at the changed files. The tradeoff is that it’s noticeably more expensive to run. I'm still experimenting on it but I quite like this approach so far.
It depends on what you’re comparing it against. For $20, OpenAI is still probably the best value for SOTA models. In terms of limits, you can use GPT-5.4 instead of 5.5. The intelligence feels similar, but it’s cheaper. You can also experiment with other harnesses like pi. It’s lightweight but capable enough, and its token usage is definitely much more efficient.
> Granted, I tend to run older hardware, but it seems that most other programs on my machine run fast and happy
Curious what hardware you’re on. I’m in the same camp with JetBrains products, performance has always been my biggest complaint. Apple M chips made a huge difference though. It’s still not my preference, but at least it’s a lot more usable now. Most of my colleagues run multiple instances daily without issues.
If I had to guess, it comes down to speed of iteration. Claude Code is built on JavaScript, so Bun aligns well with their current stack.
Switching to Go or Rust would only make sense if performance were the main priority, which doesn’t seem to be the case. Their current setup lets them ship quickly. A rewrite in Go would likely slow that down.
Codex moved to Rust, and you can see the trade-off. Performance improved, but release velocity dropped. They’re also still catching up to Claude Code, so they don’t face the same pressure to ship as fast.
It's probably their system prompt. Unlike Claude Code, they don't ban you for using different harness with their subscription (for now). If you use pi, their "safety" is off. Works great for me.
I have $20 ChatGPT subscription. Stopped Anthropic $20 subscription since the limit ran out too fast. That's my frontier model(s).
For OSS model, I have z.ai yearly subscription during the promo. But it's a lot more expensive now. The model is good imo, and just need to find the right providers. There are a lot of alternatives now. Like I saw some good reviews regarding ollama cloud.
In the end, companies are made of individuals. In my previous company, I'm one of the individual who advocate for Claude Code adoption. Amongst my circle too, most who have the authority to make an impact on the AI direction. Safe to say I no longer suggest Anthropic to anyone anymore.
FAANG already did this all the time isn't it? Regardless of their policy. US is no better than China from my point of view. In this case, I see no difference between sending my prompts to US or China companies. At least China models are open source.
One of the last physical books I owned was The Three-Body Problem trilogy in a single volume. It was massive, heavy and honestly beautiful. I loved it.
Then I switched to the Kobo Libra Colour. The weight and portability make a huge difference. Having my entire library with me means I am no longer stuck with whatever I decided to bring before leaving home.
The color display is not amazing, but it is good enough for comics. I have been reading things like Attack on Titan and Spider-Man on it. Reading tech books has been great too, especially those with graphs and images.