I mean these are two completely different approaches for completely different purposes. So saying that git replaces vector database is like saying that that a filing cabinet replaces a search engines.
Readit News_pdp_ commented on Show HN: I replaced vector databases with Git for AI memory (PoC) github.com/Growth-Kinetic... · Posted by u/alexmrv
Amateur level of security - what more is there to say?
_pdp_ commented on Show HN: Strix - Open-source AI hackers for your apps github.com/usestrix/strix... · Posted by u/ahmedallam2
The joke is that Xbow only works because they have close to 100 employees operating the software
You are joking, but there was actually a very popular enterprise SAST tool that used to offer a "cloud" version of their software. It worked by having someone from their team manually download the zip file of your code, run it through their desktop software, and then upload the results back to make them visible in the web portal.
The reason text works is because it has higher bit rate then speech. This is way many believe that CLI tools are still considered supreme in terms of getting things done quick.
While fun this game-like interface is too casual and it certainly has lower bit rate which impacts communicate exchange between an AI and the human operator.
It will be a fine abstraction if the goal is to have high-level overview though.
_pdp_ commented on Why LLMs can't really build software zed.dev/blog/why-llms-can... · Posted by u/srid
LLMs cannot build software on their own yet. They are can sure build software with some help.
_pdp_ commented on Claude Code is all you need dwyer.co.za/static/claude... · Posted by u/sixhobbits
I've asked copilot (Claude Sonnet 4) to edit some specific parts of a project. It removed the lines that specifically have comments that say "do not remove" with long explanation why. Then it went ahead and modified the unit tests to ensure 100% coverage.
Using coding agent is great btw, but at least learn how to double check their work cuz they are also quite terrible.
_pdp_ commented on MCP: An (Accidentally) Universal Plugin System worksonmymachine.ai/p/mcp... · Posted by u/azhenley
The way the function is described to the LLM matter. Even when the parameters are the same and the effect is the same the title and description can fundamentally influence how the task is performed.
The other issue is that you cannot think of MCP servers as universal pluggable systems that can fit into every use-case with minimal wrapping. Real world scenarios require pulling a lot of tricks. Caching can be done at higher or lower level depending on the use-case. Communication of different information from the MCP server also is different depending on the use-case (should we replace these long IDs for shorter IDs that are automatically translated to longer ones). Should we automatically tinyurl all the links to reduce hallucination? Which operations can be effectively solved with pure algorithms (compress 2-3 operations into one) because doing this with LLMs is not only error-prone but also not optimal (imagine using LLM to grep for strings in many files one by one using tool calls rather than using grep to search for strings - not the same)
There are so many things to consider. MCP is nice abstraction but it is not a silver bullet.
Speaking from experience with actual customers and real use-case.
On a somewhat related note, I am the founder of a company that relies on integrations with 3rd-party systems. Good luck building for Google, Shopify, Slack, etc without going though absurd number of requirements and sacrificing hard earned revenue just so that your own customers, the one you have managed to acquire yourself (not acquired through the market places of the said channels) can use your product on these platforms.
As a result, we've opted not to list our product on marketplaces in general. Instead, we support custom integrations directly with our customers.
I've also been burned in the past by Apple, Chrome, and Mozilla.
I understand that all of these companies run business and I understand that there are legitimate security and privacy concerns (I used to lead security teams, so this issue is close to my heart), but even so, these platforms often fall short of being truly developer-friendly, especially toward legitimate builders trying to create value - especially when this value is created outside of the said marketplaces.
_pdp_ commented on ChatGPT agent: bridging research and action openai.com/index/introduc... · Posted by u/Topfi
The technology is useful but not in the way it is currently presented.