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YesLlama · 15 Jun 2026

I find I can get some projects done 2-3 times faster than if I wrote them by hand

jodoherty on Hacker News

2-3 times faster than if I wrote them by hand

In the thread “Ask HN: Has anyone replaced Claude/GPT with a local model for daily coding?”

Helped: Careful architecture, TDD, and tackling hard things early.

… Eliminate technical risk by tackling hard things early and wrapping them up in a simple, easy to use interface. I find I can get some projects done 2-3 times faster than if I wrote them by hand. It can also save about 5-10x time on mundane or broadly scoped projects by helping me consolidate and try out ideas very quickly. …