Re:Show HN submissions tripled and now mostly have the same ...
by criley2 on Wednesday April 22, 2026 @11:32AM
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Even more than validating ideas, I think my personal AI use falls into two categories:
- Exploration: I am "vibe coding" to explore a domain, add many features, refactor the app over and over, as a real time exploration of the domain to see what works and what doesn't
- Specific Execution: I have a full design, a full idea, I've thought about architecture, we're making a plan and we're executing this extremely coherent vision
I've enjoyed using AI for both cases.
Re:Show HN submissions tripled and now mostly have the same ...
by 8note on Wednesday April 22, 2026 @03:50PM
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i particularly like that right now i get to hear about different small practices people do that arent the AI itself, but that i wouldnt have considered otherwise.
git worktrees as an example.
Re:Show HN submissions tripled and now mostly have the same ...
by locknitpicker on Wednesday April 22, 2026 @11:30AM
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> Why I like using AI right now is that I get to try out far more of my own ideas quickly (and find issues with them!)
This.
Coding assistants handle a great deal of the drudge work involved in refactoring. I find myself doing far more deep refactoring work as quick proofs of concept than before. It's also quite convenient to have coding assistants handle troubleshooting steps for you.
Before, it was like:
"Oh, X idea is really cool, let me try it!" ... (loses interest before idea validated)
Now: "Oh, X idea is really cool, let me try it!" ... with AI, I get to actually validate that it works (ideally), or reformulate the idea if it doesn't.