#write

• Fri, Aug 8, 2025. ⭐ Code generation is more flexible than tool calling. LLMs can't write a tool-call loop, for example, but they can write code to run an API in a loop. So, I like telling the LLM to "write code using these APIs" than giving it APIs to tool-call. #ai-coding #code-agents #llm-ops #write

• Fri, Aug 1, 2025. Teaching vibe coding is satisfying, too. I guided a developer to write a Python workflow by providing 2 prompts. Both of these were one-shotted by Claude 4 Sonnet. The entire process took 20 min with me guiding them over the phone. #ai-coding #code-agents #document-conversion #prompt-engineering #write
  • "Write a Python script to extract a page from a PDF file and save it." Followed by "Write minimal code. Drop error handling."
  • "Write a Python script to pass a PDF file to an LLM for OCR and print the result. Use this code sample... [PASTED CODE]." Followed by "Write minimal code. Drop error handling."

• Mon, Jun 30, 2025. ⭐ When bringing in humans-in-the-loop, applications must make it easier to review and to edit the work. #automation #best-practices #document-conversion #future #optimization #prompt-engineering #write

• Sat, May 10, 2025. Sli.dev is a Markdown slide language. Similar to Marp #github #html #markdown #write

• Wed, May 7, 2025. ⭐ When writing notes, summarize at the end of the day the learnings and next steps. #future #markdown #write #lesson

• Sun, Apr 27, 2025. With LLMs writing code, it's becoming practical to run so many more things in SQL -- such as parsing HTML. Simon Willison #automation #code-agents #future #html #llm-ops #markdown #prompt-engineering #web-dev #write #ai-coding

• Tue, Apr 8, 2025. One way to copy as Markdown: copy page contents, paste in text-html.com, copy HTML, paste in Turndown, copy Markdown. #document-conversion #html #markdown #write

• Fri, Mar 14, 2025. Twine (docs) is an open source interactive fiction / story writing tool. #github #markdown #tts #write
  • Snowman is a browser-based Twine 2 story template format.
  • These enable behavioural experimentation. Cheaper than using tools like Gorilla.sc and Pavlovia for behavioral experiments
  • For example, you can present a social or political issue and see if people change their opinions more or less depending on the content/path they see. Or, if it varies by demographics. Or, check if repeated mentions or emotional hooks improve memory / retention. More research ideas

• Sun, Jan 26, 2025. A WebAssembly compiler that fits in a tweet deconstructs a piece of JS that creates a tiny WebAssembly calculator. It's a great walk-through of JavaScript compression tricks and how WebAssembly works. Simon Willison #html #web-dev #write

• Sat, Jan 11, 2025. Can LLMs write better code if you keep asking them to “write better code? A delightful exploration of how Claude 3.5 Sonnet keeps optimizing and adding features to improve code. My takeaway: repeatedly applying a prompt gives us interesting new directions to explore. #ai-coding #code-agents #llm-ops #markdown #optimization #prompt-engineering #write

• Fri, Nov 22, 2024. Style of writing impacts output style a lot. E.g. Adding an evil laugh makes Claude more creative. Ethan Mollick #markdown #write

• Fri, Sep 20, 2024. Prompt engineering for code generators: #code-agents #dev #future #markdown #prompt-engineering #write
  • Claude Artifacts Prompt
  • Val.Townie system prompt. Good example of how to create
  • Cursor editing
  • Cursor debugging
  • Cursor conversation

• Mon, Aug 19, 2024. LLMs write worse code in JSON than Markdown #ai-coding #llm-ops #markdown #write

• Wed, Apr 17, 2024. Tests and homework have a purpose. It helps people figure out whether they've learnt. So: #best-practices #dev #future #github #write
  • Write tests that make people think! Like DuckDB workshop
  • Share a list of exercises that people can explore

• Sun, Apr 14, 2024. GPT clearly prefers 42 as a random number. #chatgpt #future #5478 #write

• Sun, Apr 14, 2024. fal.ai "animates" pictures, creating videos. It made one from my talk. I morphed into various somewhat similar people rapidly in a 2-second span. Very promising, and far from good. #ai-art #future #image-generation #voice-cloning #write

• Sun, Apr 14, 2024. Stable Audio 2.0 generates 3 min of music from a prompt. I tried Bollywood Tamil film background music. Dark, soulful and Horror movie background. Drums starts darkly. Build up to a crescendo of intense chaos.. Great that it managed, but not great music. Somewhat stereotyped. I need to learn how to prompt better. BTW, Udio is another such. #write

• Sun, Mar 31, 2024. How I write podcast. Paul Graham essays #best-practices #write
  • Write simply. It helps communicate. (Don't concise if communication worsens.). It forces you to make the idea better
  • Do lame stuff. Else you won't start. Low standards drive creativity
  • The more to delete, the better your writing. Read your piece. Highlight what feels poor. Fix it. Ask friends to highlight what's BORING? UNCONVINCING? Delete the first, brainstorm the second. Or ask, what's the 10% to cut and 10% to keep.
  • Write about stuff you don't know above the. Writing GENERATES ideas
  • Write about what's BUS. GENERAL and SURPRISING. (Laughter is a sign of comprehension.) Do HARD things to cultivate taste.
  • Spend more time with people who generate ideas in you. Ravi chithappa. Ram. Ankor. Ganes. Books!
  • Build taste. I have a taste for picking technologies. Data visualization. Retrospect. Write down what you like and dislike. Copy what you REALLY like. Guilty pleasures.
  • A benefit of lower standards is that it let's you pick the path less travelled.
  • ITERATE. Discuss ideas. Iterate. Acknowledge. ITERATE.

• Mon, Jan 29, 2024. How I write podcast. 2023 summary #write
  • Ask for feedback from friends in a specific way.
  • What 20% should I retain no matter what? What 20% should I cut? This allows them to compliment while providing genuine feedback
  • Hire lawyer interns to proofread. They are the ones that find fault the best
  • Be in a segment of one. Where there is zero competition. Something only you can do
  • Don't try to do stuff faster. Try to do stuff you don't want to stop doing
  • Read books older than 50 years
  • Read Michael Collins book on things that sustain
  • Temp service make sure he has some energy to spare. Cuz Riley does the opposite. She waits till she can't stand it anymore and then writes like crazy until she drops dead. The former leads to thoughtful writing. The latter is emotionally powerful. Be able to do that

• Mon, Jan 22, 2024. Dan sends Google documents with essays instead of emails. This allows people to comment on it. But commenting is a culture and not many people do it. Adriano does it a lot and we'll. Dan and Adriano actively converse on GitHub issues #github #write