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Re:Pre-Commit Lint Checks: Vibe Coding's Kryptonite by rcarmo on Saturday January 10, 2026 @04:01AM (#46564051)
Linting and proper tests are the reason why I can use even simple models to get a lot done—preferably writing the tests with a second model.
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Re:Pre-Commit Lint Checks: Vibe Coding's Kryptonite by akshay326 on Saturday January 10, 2026 @01:25PM (#46568453)
which simple models have you found good?
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Re:Pre-Commit Lint Checks: Vibe Coding's Kryptonite by rcarmo on Sunday January 11, 2026 @08:32AM (#46575612)
gpt-5-mini can go a surprisingly long way, and Mistral's stuff is also quite good so far.
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Re:Pre-Commit Lint Checks: Vibe Coding's Kryptonite by akshay326 on Sunday January 11, 2026 @10:34AM (#46576601)
I’ve used mini for synthetic dataset generation extensively. Never tried Mistral; will check it out
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