- Author
- Posted by todsacerdoti, with replies from many commenters
- Published
- 10 November 2023
- Kind
- Hacker News discussion thread about a blog post
- Original
- news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38214915
- Subject
- Software tools and craft
What it is
Hacker News user todsacerdoti posted a link to the xeiaso.net article. Commenters discuss voice coding, injury and ergonomics, and the article's author, xena, replies.
What it says
- Many commenters say exercise, like gym work or bar hangs, fixed their wrist pain.
- Several commenters credit John Sarno's mind-body approach for ending pain. Others call that claim wrong.
- The article's author says Cursorless works best in Python and JavaScript.
- A commenter says GPT-4 solves much of this. The article's author replies that latency is the limiting factor.
- Commenters ask why Talon uses its own spoken alphabet. One answer is that it is short and easy to tell apart.
- Colorblind readers worry about the colored markers. The author points to a shapes option.
- The author says the VS Code tooling is far more developed than the Emacs options.
What evidence it gives
The thread offers personal anecdotes and a few links. Some link to studies or videos, which were not opened. No comment gives controlled evidence.
Interests and limits
Commenters are self-selected and their medical claims are unchecked. Some advice conflicts between commenters. The linked article itself was not read, only what commenters quote from it.