How would you suggest someone start the path you walked? I often find it confusing on what to focus on / pay attention to actually meaningfully progress on this.

Thanks!

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Ben Tossell

Jan 7

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i'm going to try to put together more on this.

but before i do, download a tool and ask it stuff😬

Justin

Jan 6

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Thank you! Just linked this piece to mine

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Ben Tossell

Jan 7

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oh thats awesome - just read 😊

Mark Asaro

Feb 11

Just curious if you could do a post on WHAT you are coding / i.e. what you are using coding for and to do.

Jeff

Jan 12

Very excited to use Claude Code! especially now that MCP works on my Mac 💻 💻

Simon

Jan 7

Hi Ben — your note about running a personal “mini hedge fund” really resonated.

I’m exploring how to manage a small family fund independently (ETF-based) rather than via a private bank, and I’m especially curious about the tooling and system architecture side — including where AI actually adds leverage vs noise.

If you were starting from scratch today, what tools or setup would you prioritise for AI-assisted risk management, rebalancing, and portfolio oversight?

Would love to hear how you think about that layer.

Aaron

Jan 7

Love this post! It resonates with me who can’t write much code but works as a technical product manager

Lee Drozak

Jan 7

Learning happens through building ahead of capability, failing forward, treating it like exploration/play, and "silly questions" that lead to genuine understanding of how systems work. Coming from a code-based, analytical background, everything you outlined is more helpful than you know.

Ian

Jan 7

I'm a lifelong professional programmer and entrepreneur (in my late 50's), and had been pretty resistant to trying to learn agentic AI coding, but have jumped in over the holidays and found it pretty amazing, even if just to get to a very quick proof-of-concept (although my ambitions are larger). Thanks for this piece - wish you'd linked to Steinberger and Kieran, but that's nit-picking. The only other thing I wish is that you were available on BlueSky. Left twitter before it became a CSAM simulator, and can't go back. Guess I'll try you on Instagram.

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Ben Tossell

Jan 7

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ah yeah i copied over from twitter and linked them in the follow up tweet. i shouldve thought about that here.

and i wont be bothering with bluesky or others, im sticking with twitter. insta is just pics of my kids!

Eric

Jan 6

Did u help rollout iOS 26.1?

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Ben Tossell

Jan 7

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Eric

Jan 7

The last iOS release looks like they relied heavily on non-programmers

vibe coding with agents.