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1. theham+(OP)[view] [source] 2026-01-26 02:12:20
And when you can use claude-code from basically any device (termux on phone via ssh), Why even bother?

I had 3 friends ping me yesterday to tell me how this is going to eat their job....

but i don't see how this is different from claude-code + some chat interface + mcp servers

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2. cherio+A[view] [source] 2026-01-26 02:17:15
>>theham+(OP)
The whole world is about bundling (and unbundling).

Not saying it really is useful, but there are values bundling an easier interface to CC with battery included.

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3. gbear6+S[view] [source] 2026-01-26 02:20:06
>>theham+(OP)
> termux on phone via ssh

I agree, but it also rhymes a lot with the infamous “why use Dropbox when you can just use rsync” comment. Convenience can be a game changer.

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4. theham+Y[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-26 02:20:38
>>cherio+A
When someone is pushing 500 commits a day, i don't think they have time to review any code, and it was likely written in full YOLO mode.

So it's not just batteries-included, it's probably 100-vulnerabilities-included as well

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5. cherio+z1[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-26 02:25:26
>>theham+Y
I agree. It is basically claude code running dangerously all the time. That is actually how I use CC most of the time, but I do trust Anthropic more than random github repo.

(I have the same sentiment about manifest v3 and adblocker, but somehow HN groupthink is very different there than here)

Edit: imagine cowork was released like this. HN would go NUTS.

6. eikenb+P1[view] [source] 2026-01-26 02:26:58
>>theham+(OP)
> Why even bother?

Claude-code is closed-source. That is a good enough reason to look at alternatives.

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7. kristo+N6[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-26 03:16:05
>>gbear6+S
Not exactly. This isn't substantive work. Do we really need to find a bunch of identical projects on GitHub?

This is the kind of project I saw at hackathons in 2023 by teams that didn't win anything

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8. aixper+Or[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-26 07:20:22
>>theham+Y
this is the whole message of this hype that you can churn out 500 commits a day relatively confidently the way you have clang churn out 500 assemblies without reading them. We might not be 100% there but the hype is looking slightly into the future and even though I don't see the difference to Claude code, I tend to agree that this is the new way to do things even if something breaks on average it's safe enough
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9. theham+6J[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-26 10:16:32
>>aixper+Or
Your username says a lot about your whole message
10. ru552+kx1[view] [source] 2026-01-26 15:38:06
>>theham+(OP)
You can talk to it in discord or whatsap or telegram etc. cause it's checking for you in a loop.

That's the biggest difference I can tell.

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11. adam_p+Ho5[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-27 16:04:52
>>eikenb+P1
Yeah but you're still using anthropic's subscription and tokens. That's not really an alternative. That's why we're shipping our own model with cortex.build
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12. eikenb+hni[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-01-30 23:59:28
>>adam_p+Ho5
If you're not using Claude Code, why would you still use Anthropic. AFAIK their API pricing is not competitive.
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