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Working on @ampcode. Writing https://t.co/0SZD6dbLes. Once authored https://t.co/arW0hnVET0 and https://t.co/RN9xXOzhON.

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Working on better orb memory management. Opus 5.5 decided to call processes that take up a lot of memory "hogs" Hogs! Absolutely Right, Belt & Braces (& Suspenders), Goblins, and now it's Hogs?

Working on better orb memory management. Opus 5.5 decided to call processes that take up a lot of memory "hogs" Hogs! Absolutely Right, Belt & Braces (& Suspenders), Goblins, and now it's Hogs?

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Turns out you can do a lot in the terminal

Turns out you can do a lot in the terminal

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Very satisfying

Very satisfying

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The Amp CLI now has a map of your threads

The Amp CLI now has a map of your threads

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File content bleeds through behind the sticky headers in GitHub's commit view. It's been there for a while and every time I see I'm thinking: "this should be fixed ASAP, why hasn't it?" Is this.. intentional?

File content bleeds through behind the sticky headers in GitHub's commit view. It's been there for a while and every time I see I'm thinking: "this should be fixed ASAP, why hasn't it?" Is this.. intentional?

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"Give me irrefutable proof that this is now fixed." That prompt and orbs - biggest game changer for me in the last 3 weeks.

"Give me irrefutable proof that this is now fixed." That prompt and orbs - biggest game changer for me in the last 3 weeks.

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Fascinated by the UI of the water fountain thing at the gym. Why does this look like it was built in Powerpoint?

Fascinated by the UI of the water fountain thing at the gym. Why does this look like it was built in Powerpoint?

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Never ceases to amaze me when opening the Unifi web interface. 11.7 MB of JavaScript, taking 14s to download, while looking at a blank page. So many questions!

Never ceases to amaze me when opening the Unifi web interface. 11.7 MB of JavaScript, taking 14s to download, while looking at a blank page. So many questions!

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Amp added a ripple effect to my terminal. Rendered on the GPU. First try: didn't work. I wrote "here, it looks off" and Gemini goes "ah, yeah, struct alignment is off", fixed it, and here we are. Two user messages.

Amp added a ripple effect to my terminal. Rendered on the GPU. First try: didn't work. I wrote "here, it looks off" and Gemini goes "ah, yeah, struct alignment is off", fixed it, and here we are. Two user messages.

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Let's do some streaming! I'm going to hack on my toy terminal emulator in Rust using Amp for the next 1-2 hours.

Let's do some streaming! I'm going to hack on my toy terminal emulator in Rust using Amp for the next 1-2 hours.

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Panic's Nova editor has these tiny animations when the cursor ends up on matching braces/parentheses. Never seen that before. First impression: cute! Wondering though if it won't become too much after a while?

Panic's Nova editor has these tiny animations when the cursor ends up on matching braces/parentheses. Never seen that before. First impression: cute! Wondering though if it won't become too much after a while?

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No pull requests, no code review. We push to main. Our agents read production logs, watch deploys, grant feature flags, and check their own work end to end. Here's how we do that:

No pull requests, no code review. We push to main. Our agents read production logs, watch deploys, grant feature flags, and check their own work end to end. Here's how we do that:

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I recorded how I use agents day to day. In this video: • Agents spawn other agents to check whether performance improvements actually helped in production. • I have an agent fix UI flicker and test the result in a portal. • We investigate and fix an `amp clone` bug for a Nix user. • I toggle feature flags directly from the remote machine. • I ask an agent for "irrefutable proof" that its fix works. You can see all the prompts, what the agents do, and how I review their work (or don't). Timestamps: 0:15 Shipping and monitoring performance improvements 2:11 Investigating an amp clone bug in Nix 3:51 Fixing UI flicker and testing in a portal 5:55 Starting an agent to promote Recap to an opt-in experimental feature 7:45 Previewing the sidebar flicker fix in a portal 9:38 Reviewing production performance canaries 11:45 Checking in on the production fix and granting read-only log access 12:47 Check Recap Experimental Setting Copy 13:39 Check in on amp clone Nix fix 14:49 Sidebar fix deployment check schedule 15:35 Checking in on performance fix thread's log analysis 16:14 Asking the agent for irrefutable proof of its fix 17:00 Checking Recap experimental setting 18:31 Testing a mechanical refactor of the CLI 21:48 Checking amp clone nix fix agent evidence 23:20 Checking feedback from Slack

I recorded how I use agents day to day. In this video: • Agents spawn other agents to check whether performance improvements actually helped in production. • I have an agent fix UI flicker and test the result in a portal. • We investigate and fix an `amp clone` bug for a Nix user. • I toggle feature flags directly from the remote machine. • I ask an agent for "irrefutable proof" that its fix works. You can see all the prompts, what the agents do, and how I review their work (or don't). Timestamps: 0:15 Shipping and monitoring performance improvements 2:11 Investigating an amp clone bug in Nix 3:51 Fixing UI flicker and testing in a portal 5:55 Starting an agent to promote Recap to an opt-in experimental feature 7:45 Previewing the sidebar flicker fix in a portal 9:38 Reviewing production performance canaries 11:45 Checking in on the production fix and granting read-only log access 12:47 Check Recap Experimental Setting Copy 13:39 Check in on amp clone Nix fix 14:49 Sidebar fix deployment check schedule 15:35 Checking in on performance fix thread's log analysis 16:14 Asking the agent for irrefutable proof of its fix 17:00 Checking Recap experimental setting 18:31 Testing a mechanical refactor of the CLI 21:48 Checking amp clone nix fix agent evidence 23:20 Checking feedback from Slack

339,119 просмотров • 1 месяц назад

"I am the bottleneck now" Few more thoughts

"I am the bottleneck now" Few more thoughts

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Why I think the harness is no longer what provides the most leverage.

Why I think the harness is no longer what provides the most leverage.

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"If you stop, you're dead" Some thoughts on model providers, the race they're in, inference margins, and the tectonic forces shaping software right now.

"If you stop, you're dead" Some thoughts on model providers, the race they're in, inference margins, and the tectonic forces shaping software right now.

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"If I know it works, what do I care about the code?" I went into the snowstorm to record another video.

"If I know it works, what do I care about the code?" I went into the snowstorm to record another video.

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"Aren't orbs just VMs?" Nah, not even close:

"Aren't orbs just VMs?" Nah, not even close:

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Amp's CLI is now a proper, full-on TUI. Best part for me personally? No more Ink, no more flicker.

Amp's CLI is now a proper, full-on TUI. Best part for me personally? No more Ink, no more flicker.

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Is the future of software... jellyware? Thoughts about what's between traditional software and vibecoding; software that's 99% AI but high quality.

Is the future of software... jellyware? Thoughts about what's between traditional software and vibecoding; software that's 99% AI but high quality.

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"If you had John Carmack writing code for you, would you hover over his shoulder?" Why we built orbs:

"If you had John Carmack writing code for you, would you hover over his shoulder?" Why we built orbs:

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How I iterate with agents in orbs using portals Quick, off the cuff video. Hit me with your questions!

How I iterate with agents in orbs using portals Quick, off the cuff video. Hit me with your questions!

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There it is, the first orb

There it is, the first orb

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"You have a data center full of geniuses and now you make them use the same desktop and move the same mouse cursor?" Some raw thoughts on the GPT-6 Astra launch.

"You have a data center full of geniuses and now you make them use the same desktop and move the same mouse cursor?" Some raw thoughts on the GPT-6 Astra launch.

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"Is GitHub dead?" Recorded a spontaneous little video with thoughts on the future of developer tooling

"Is GitHub dead?" Recorded a spontaneous little video with thoughts on the future of developer tooling

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Someone asked me yesterday in response to our release: "Is this truly *it*, the next step for agents? A terminal application? Or is the next step a proper desktop application?" Here's my answer:

Someone asked me yesterday in response to our release: "Is this truly it, the next step for agents? A terminal application? Or is the next step a proper desktop application?" Here's my answer:

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More thoughts on jellyware & why engineers turning their nose up at it might be wrong in the long run

More thoughts on jellyware & why engineers turning their nose up at it might be wrong in the long run

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Playing around with GPT-5.4 and I had it one-shot a version of a Bavarian card game that lets me play against Opus 4.6 and GPT-5.4.

Playing around with GPT-5.4 and I had it one-shot a version of a Bavarian card game that lets me play against Opus 4.6 and GPT-5.4.

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It's orbin' time in Munich

It's orbin' time in Munich

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Opus 4.5 added earthquakes and sparkles to my terminal, using Metal shaders. Two messages from my side.

Opus 4.5 added earthquakes and sparkles to my terminal, using Metal shaders. Two messages from my side.

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"Is this the bet you want to take? While everything around us is changing?" Some loose thoughts on why this isn't business as usual right now and why treating it as such might not be a good option.

"Is this the bet you want to take? While everything around us is changing?" Some loose thoughts on why this isn't business as usual right now and why treating it as such might not be a good option.

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