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ZeroCool2u ◴[25 Jun 25 13:39 UTC] No.44377226[source]▶
Ugh, I really wish this had been written in Go or Rust. Just something that produces a single binary executable and doesn't require you to install a runtime like Node.
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1. i_love_retros ◴[25 Jun 25 13:53 UTC] No.44377366[source]▶
This isn't about quality products, it's about being able to say you have a CLI tool because the other ai companies have one
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2. clbrmbr ◴[25 Jun 25 13:57 UTC] No.44377410[source]▶
Fast following is a reasonable strategy. Anthropic provided the existence proof. It’s an immensely useful form factor for AI.
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3. closewith ◴[25 Jun 25 14:04 UTC] No.44377493[source]▶
Yeah, it would be absurd to avoid a course of action proven productive by a competitor.
4. behnamoh ◴[25 Jun 25 14:08 UTC] No.44377536[source]▶
> This isn't about quality products, it's about being able to say you have a CLI tool because the other ai companies have one

Anthropic's Claude Code is also installed using npm/npx.

5. rs186 ◴[25 Jun 25 14:58 UTC] No.44378105[source]▶
Eh, I can't see how your comment is relevant ti the parent thread. Creating a CLI in Go is barely more complicated than JS. Rust, probably, but people aren't asking for that.
6. mike_hearn ◴[25 Jun 25 15:47 UTC] No.44378628[source]▶
The question is whether what makes it useful is actually being in the terminal (limited, glitchy, awkward interaction) or whether it's being able to run next to files on a remote system. I suspect the latter.
7. frollogaston ◴[25 Jun 25 20:03 UTC] No.44381317[source]▶
Writing it in Golang or Rust doesn't really make it better