Chris Mellor (@cjmellor)

Tue, Oct 27

Depends on what you're aiming to use it for now and in the future.

most of the time dev related work including claude cowork, codex and some photography editing and sometimes building stuff with esp / arduino

Chris Mellor @cjmellor1dcf291f9

replying to @bennettblack

If you're going all in on something like Amp, then no, M1 would still suffice (I have the same)

Chris Mellor @cjmellor1dd8c7bae

replying to @bagwaa

Vibe coding isn't a bad thing though, as much as X tells you it is. I've built a lot outside of PHP and Laravel that I have no idea if it is deemed good code, but it works!

Richard Bagshaw @bagwaa1d

Oh 100%, it has it's place for sure, but it can't do it from day to day in my job, I do a lot of personal projects that way.

Chris Mellor @cjmellor1db6fa92a

replying to @monteduro

Don't know what that is. I'd rather build my own workflows than use something opinionated by someone else. Try start fresh without this tool and just ask the LLM to "check tests pass 100%" coverage or [if you're using Claude] run the code-review skill. Build plugins/skills as…

Chris Mellor @cjmellor1d5751609

replying to @bagwaa

The "holding a mental map" thing is what I am still struggling with but trying to improve... sometimes need to slow down 😅

Richard Bagshaw @bagwaa1d

Yeah this is what I've been doing, if I can't hold it in my head then I just slow down, otherwise it's just vibe coding 😒

Chris Mellor @cjmellor1d7c9dd18

replying to @monteduro

I make sure tests are written and have 100% coverage and I often (but not always... depends) run /code-review (both the Anthropic one and the one from Matt Pocock to make sure it matches all my .ai/rules)

stemonte @monteduro1d

This is a great thing, I am using Larapilot at the moment, and it has review processes, testing, and everything, but still, even though it has autopilot and could do everything on its own, I still do not feel comfortable giving up control. Even though control basically means…

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