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0 pointsbigiain11mo ago0 comments

> he doesn't want the "made with AI" branding to hurt the image of the product from a customer perspective

That's kinda telling.

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I ran into a Show HN thread not so long ago where people were outright hostile to a minimally technical developer that did something actually impressive, in my eyes at least, but he was open about using AI for everything. I've not seen a more badly mannered thread on HN.

It's like some people are triggered by non-veterans programming with AI. I think everyone understands the downsides. Why get angry about it?

bigiainOP11mo ago

Yeah. It seems t me though that there two distinct demographics at play here. The"HN commenting crowd" and the "potential customers for a SaaS".

I understand and (mostly) stay out of the arguments between HN users (both "technical" and "non-technical" business types) about AI coding. (And I'm not particularly interested in airing those grievances again in this subthread, well mannered or not.)

But I'm intrigued that the dev mentioned upthread is intentionally hiding his use of LLM coding, instead of joining in with the AI buzzword bandwagon jumping that's going on pretty much everywhere I look in tech, from tiny to behemoth corporations.

9rx11mo ago

It is inconceivable that someone would become angry on the internet. You're going to turn off the computer and run outside as fast as possible if you sense that your emotions are even just ever so slightly shifting from enjoyment.

Sarcasm is the internet default, though. Perhaps you didn't quite pick up on it that time?

famouswaffles11mo ago

If promoting your app as AI-made is going to draw ire regardless of whether it makes sense to, then it's just pragmatic business not to do so. You gain nothing by it. Doesn't have anything to do with being upset or offended by internet comments. Not all criticism is sensible.

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dmos6211mo ago

Sarcasm or cynicism is the default for some people and some communities. That's fine if it works for them. I'm not interested in it, and the HN I know has little of it. When I said "hostile" I wasn't talking about either of these though.

CharlieDigital11mo ago

At the same time, he's really helping small business customers by offering a competitive product at a fraction of the price of the dominant vendors in the space (a duopoly) because he has no overhead. Customers love the product. No ads or marketing and he's got 30ish customers via word of mouth.

rsingel11mo ago

Interesting but a CRM built by a non-technical person using AI?

I think that's pretty irresponsible - building a product that holds PII without any concern for security. Not to mention that's a lawsuit waiting to happen.

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dmos6211mo ago

It's like some people are triggered by non-veterans programming with AI. I think everyone understands the downsides. Why get angry about it?

bigiainOP11mo ago

Yeah. It seems t me though that there two distinct demographics at play here. The"HN commenting crowd" and the "potential customers for a SaaS".

9rx11mo ago

Sarcasm is the internet default, though. Perhaps you didn't quite pick up on it that time?

famouswaffles11mo ago

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dmos6211mo ago

CharlieDigital11mo ago

rsingel11mo ago

Interesting but a CRM built by a non-technical person using AI?

I think that's pretty irresponsible - building a product that holds PII without any concern for security. Not to mention that's a lawsuit waiting to happen.

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