Things I've learned about building CLI tools in Python(simonwillison.net)

88 points by gilad 3 years ago | 49 comments

OpenAI DevDay 2024 live blog(simonwillison.net)

172 points by plurby 2 years ago | 73 comments

Chirp Pong – uses microphones and audio for networked game play(simonwillison.net)

22 points by havaloc 10 days ago | 12 comments

Simon Willison's blog post about Chirp Pong, a two-player phone game in static HTML that syncs game state via audio chirps, built with Claude Code.

Show HN: Showboat and Rodney, so agents can demo what they've built(simonwillison.net)

74 points by simonw 8 months ago | 39 comments

The ChatGPT/Codex app bundles a full copy of LibreOffice(simonwillison.net)

441 points by timpera 1 month ago | 206 comments

Short blog note by Simon Willison finding that the ChatGPT/Codex desktop app ships a 1.7GB runtime with Python, Node.js, Poppler, git and LibreOffice for skills.

Notes on the new Claude analysis JavaScript code execution tool(simonwillison.net)

145 points by bstsb 2 years ago | 42 comments

I built a programming language that LLMs can't use(blog.picheta.me)

244 points by dom96 9 days ago | 179 comments

Blog post by Dominik Picheta introducing KillSwitch, a programming language he designed so that large language models cannot use it.

JavaScript Demos in 140 Characters(beta.dwitter.net)

325 points by themanmaran 9 months ago | 59 comments

Dwitter, a community site for sharing and remixing JavaScript canvas demos written in 140 characters or less.

Native apps written in TypeScript and CSS(github.com)

108 points by arbayi 1 month ago | 37 comments

GitHub repository of example Gea applications and tools, including an app gallery for the simulator, embedded targets, GeaOS and Apple targets.

That's not an abstraction, that's a layer of indirection(fhur.me)

546 points by fagnerbrack 1 year ago | 213 comments

A blog post arguing that many so-called abstractions in codebases are merely layers of indirection that add complexity and hurt performance without real value.

VVVVVV Source Code(github.com)

385 points by radeeyate 1 year ago | 72 comments

GitHub repository by Terry Cavanagh hosting the source code of the indie platformer game VVVVVV, with desktop and mobile versions.

Experimenting with Local LLMs on macOS(blog.6nok.org)

367 points by frontsideair 1 year ago | 241 comments

A personal blog post by a self-described LLM skeptic explaining how to download and run large language models locally on a Mac.