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Re:Ask HN: If the models are so good, why doesn't OpenAI jus... by KetoManx64 on Friday October 23, 2026 @05:41PM (#50215768)
> Am I really going to create an iTerm2 alternative

Well, If you're an iTerm2 user still after about the 1st hour of setting up a new macbook then you probably don't have need for the features that customizing a terminal to your own needs brings.

Claude will totally be used to build a tool to replace git for specific groups of users. There are alternatives popping up left and right, there was one that was announced by Anthropic itself last week.

Clause doesn't need to be deterministic when you can use it to generate software that is deterministic in its output.

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Re:Ask HN: If the models are so good, why doesn't OpenAI jus... by datsci_est_2015 on Friday October 23, 2026 @06:04PM (#50215998)
> you probably don't have need for the features that customizing a terminal to your own needs brings

I mean this is my point in a nutshell. Why do I even open a chat window if I already have a tool that does what I want it to do.

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