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Re:Karpathy: A few random notes from Claude coding quite a b... by fragmede on Wednesday January 28, 2026 @11:27AM (#46797505)
yeah but that's like recommending a webserver for your Internet facing website. If you want to give an example of scope creep, you need a better example than double entry book keeping for an accounting app.
Re:Karpathy: A few random notes from Claude coding quite a b... by SenHeng on Wednesday January 28, 2026 @11:42AM (#46797761)
You’ve just illustrated exactly the problem. You assumed I was building an accounting app. I’ve experienced the same issue with building features for calculating the brightness of a room, or 3D visualisations of brightness patterns, managing inventory and cataloguing lighting fixtures and so on.

It’s great for churning out stuff that already exists, but that also means it’ll massage your idea into one of them.