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Stories by straydusk

The Codex app illustrates the shift left of IDEs and coding GUIs (benshoemaker.us)
HN 81 pts 202 comments by straydusk Feb 4, 2026 Programming (General)Design / UX / Visualization thread
Show HN: I built a wizard to turn ideas into AI coding agent-ready specs (vibescaffold.dev)
HN 71 pts 37 comments by straydusk Nov 22, 2025 AI / Machine LearningProgramming (General) thread
I created vibescaffold.dev. It is a wizard-style AI tool that will guide you from idea → vision → tech spec → implementation plan. It will generate all the documents necessary for AI coding agents to understand &amp; iteratively execute on your vision.<p>How it works: - Step 1: Define your product v...
In defense of not reading the code (benshoemaker.us)
HN 3 pts 9 comments by straydusk Feb 12, 2026 Programming (General)Culture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
Show HN: AI Coding Toolkit. Low-overhead workflow for reliable AI coding (benjaminshoemaker.github.io)
HN 2 pts 0 comments by straydusk Jan 22, 2026 AI / Machine LearningProgramming (General)Productivity / Career / Business thread
I started using CLI tools (Claude Code, Codex CLI) after vibe coding tools like Replit and Lovable left me wanting more.<p>With most of the workflows that I found online and in AI coding communities, they were both complex (87 agents! Ralph! Run 10 Claude&#x27;s at once!), and they were relatively o...
Ask HN: Do you have a good solution for isolated workspaces per project?
HN 1 pts 1 comments by straydusk 6d ago thread
I often work on 2-3 projects at once. They each have some combination of: - terminal windows - browser for testing - browser for research, brainstorming, etc - documents &amp; finder windows - various tools (expo, etc)<p>I have a lot of trouble keeping these separate. I use MacOS - you can hav...