> that was hard work

I'm sorry. I don't want to fight here, but you have literally just said you paid Claude to do the thinking for you (except for some math), yet you're talking about this like you're some kind of scientist; or that you've done this extensive, in-depth work.

You made an AI vibe-code an app in a week and now you're impressed someone else was able to do it better?

Am I missing something? Is it maybe just your writing style that makes it come across so "from your high horse"?

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flumpcakes 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

This task seems like something a competent Excel user could create. I think the hard part is knowing the rules and the corner cases than any of the "math" (just addition and subtraction, surely) required.

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woodson 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

But that’s the thing, there are no guarantees that the corner cases were actually handled correctly. Especially if it was AI coded without review by a subject matter expert.

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andai 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

How do you encode Gregg's sausage roll in .xls? ;)

	▲	jon-wood 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		You joke, but because it is actually possible - you have a regularly updated sheet which contains all your bank transactions (my bank will continually update a Google Sheet for me if I ask), and then you do a lookup for a Gregg's transaction on the relevant day.

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zahlman 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

I understand the sentiment, but I come to HN largely to avoid that tone in Internet commentary.