jameshiew · HackerTrans

8 miesięcy temudiscuss

Not usually but I've had periods where I've only been listening to AI-generated music (my own and others) instead of using Spotify. Suno is getting really good now.

jameshiew

12 miesięcy temudiscuss

This is my `mcp.json` in VS Code (requires `uvx` and `npx` to be available):

  {
   "servers": {
    "context7": {
     "command": "npx",
     "args": [
      "-y",
      "@upstash/context7-mcp"
     ],
     "type": "stdio"
    },
    "fetch": {
     "command": "uvx",
     "args": [
      "mcp-server-fetch"
     ],
     "type": "stdio"
    },
    "git": {
     "command": "uvx",
     "args": [
      "mcp-server-git"
     ],
     "type": "stdio"
    },
    "playwright": {
     "command": "npx",
     "args": [
      "@playwright/mcp@latest"
     ],
     "type": "stdio"
    },
    "brave-search": {
     "command": "npx",
     "args": [
      "-y",
      "@modelcontextprotocol/server-brave-search"
     ],
     "env": {
      "BRAVE_API_KEY": "${input:brave-api-key}"
     },
     "type": "stdio"
    }
   },
   "inputs": [
    {
     "type": "promptString",
     "id": "brave-api-key",
     "description": "Brave Data for AI API Key",
     "password": true
    }
   ]
  }

The Sonnet 4 agent usually defaults to using `fetch` for getting webpages, but I've seen it sometimes try playwright on it's own. It seems the brave-search MCP server is deprecated now, so actually it's probably not the best option as a search MCP (you also need to sign up for an API key), right now it works well though!

jameshiew

12 miesięcy temudiscuss

How do you find o3-pro for coding? I've also been taking the approach of hand building context and copying and pasting it in for complicated tasks where I want lots of reasoning, like bug/security audits.

I found o1-pro unbelievably good for coding, but when o3-pro was released, I saw the response length in ChatGPT was gimped severely compared to o1-pro, so didn't find it all that useful - it couldn't output long enough responses. I actually cancelled my ChatGPT subscription as it seemed like such a downgrade, though I'll probably try using again via OpenAI's API at some point, so long as the response length isn't capped. I'm tempted to try out Grok 4 Heavy.

jameshiew

12 miesięcy temudiscuss

I've barely tried Claude Code but looking to experiment with it as well after hearing a lot of good things about it. I've had good experiences with the GitHub Copilot agent in VS Code for working with Rust, specifically with Sonnet 4.

Refactoring duplicate code into a helper function should be achievable with current agents. To replace existing code with an external crate , you could try giving the agent access to a browser (e.g. playwright-mcp), and instructing it to browse the crate docs. For anything that involves using APIs that may be past the knowledge cutoff for the agent's model, it's definitely worthwhile to have some MCP tools on hand that'll let it browse for up-to-date info - the brave-search and context7 MCPs are good.

jameshiew

2 lata temudiscuss

Yes, I've taken multiple - anywhere from a couple months to an entire year during COVID. Travelling, trying my hand at a business, others to just take a break and work on side projects or freelancing before fully jumping back in.

It's good to consider the financial impact seriously in balance with everything else - not only the income you won't earn, but also how that would have compounded across your lifetime.

To address your point about recruiter emails, I still get them. So long as you can provide value to a business at the end of your break it's not necessarily an issue, though you might have to work harder to demonstrate that - I think especially for the soft skills you'd otherwise be using day-to-day in a workplace as opposed to when you're just doing your own thing.

jameshiew

2 lata temudiscuss

Location: London, United Kingdom - open to working with US timezones

Remote: yes (can work hybrid or full time on-site if there is an office in London)

Willing to relocate: no

Technologies: Rust, Go, Kubernetes, AWS, Terraform, Python, React, Java

Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameshiew/

Email: [email protected]

GitHub: https://github.com/jameshiew

Website: https://james.hiew.net

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5+ years software development experience, mostly working on backend systems at fintechs. Seeking an IC role using the Rust programming language (and other tech as well!)

My previous experience ranges from working in cross-functional teams at larger corps, to being the sole fullstack developer for a startup. Some of the more interesting things I've worked on: an event-driven scheduling service (think dkron), core protocol logic for a blockchain validator in Rust, and complex SQL models for financial pipelines.

Let's talk if I sound like a fit for your engineering team or project: [email protected]

jameshiew

2 lata temudiscuss

Very cool, hopefully VS Code eventually builds in native support for whatever functionality is missing that is part of the reason for these forks.

jameshiew

2 lata temudiscuss

The new web search icon appeared for me straightaway in the ChatGPT macOS desktop app, within an in-progress conversation, without even having to restart. Before I'd even seen this official launch announcement. Very smooth!

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