I’ve streamlined my approach, realizing that I don’t need an editor like Windsurf or Cursor. Much of what agentic coding does is so complex that I can’t follow it — and the beauty is, I don’t need to. A command-line interface suits me perfectly. I recently purchased the new Max Plan, as it now integrates with Claude Code. API calls to Anthropic were becoming prohibitively expensive, so hopefully this monthly subscription will meet my needs.
Spiralling Costs
April 30, 2025
Coding with agents is becoming expensive, and it’s surprisingly easy to accumulate high costs. To reduce token usage, I’m working on creating smaller, more specific prompts. Careful planning and a clear structure are also essential.
Prompts
April 19, 2025
I created my own prompt generator, trained with OpenAI, after growing frustrated with Claude Code and Cursor misinterpreting my prompts.
Monday
April 14, 2025
I had Sonnet 3.7 generate README and CHANGELOG files for all my projects. I suppose relieving this kind of monotony is a worthwhile use of agents.
OpenAI released 4.1 today with variants — all available through their API.
Agent Woes
April 09, 2025
Using Agents to write your code is likely the future. Today, I used them to add icons to a menu bar in an image generation app, though it wasn’t entirely smooth sailing. Be very careful — and, more importantly, ensure you phrase your prompts correctly. This will save you from countless hours of panic, rewrites, and GitHub reverts.
Anyway, managed to get the icons working properly and fixed an issue where the endpoint would not switch smoothly. Yesterday, I also added progress indicators.