Best of Claude — 2024

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   How to use AI for coding the right way

   Using AI for coding is akin to having a knowledgeable but context-challenged intern. By guiding AI tools like Cursor and Claude Sonnet through progressive prompting and proper documentation, developers can significantly improve their workflow. Key strategies include setting system prompts, using multiple AI models for code review, and continuously learning from the process to avoid mental atrophy. This approach helps mitigate potential drawbacks and enhances coding efficiency.

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   Hacker News·2y

   courses/prompt_engineering_interactive_tutorial at master · anthropics/courses

   This course provides a comprehensive guide to mastering prompt engineering within Claude. It covers the basic structure of good prompts, common failure modes, strengths and weaknesses of Claude, and how to build strong prompts for various use cases. Structured into 9 chapters with exercises and an advanced appendix, it includes practical, hands-on elements with an 'Example Playground' area for experimentation. The tutorial leverages Claude 3 Haiku but references other models like Claude 3 Sonnet and Claude 3 Opus for comparison.

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   Hacker News·2y

   corbt/agent.exe

   Agent.exe is an Electron app that enables Claude 3.5 Sonnet to control a local computer directly. Users can clone the repository, install dependencies, and start the app with their ANTHROPIC_API_KEY. While initially considering a semi-automatic mode, the necessity was negated due to the slow performance of each step. It works best with Firefox and is theoretically cross-platform, though only tested on MacOS.

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   The 4 Best Coding AI CoPilots (Other than GitHub Copilot)

   Explore the best alternatives to GitHub Copilot, including Codeium and Claude. Codeium offers unlimited usage for individual developers and the ability to host the AI on their own infrastructure. Claude focuses on ethical AI usage and performs well on coding tasks.

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