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Comment by bilater

2 days ago

If you are using local models for coding you are midwiting this. Your code should be worth more than a subscription.

The only legit use case for local models is privacy.

I don't know why anyone would want to code with an intern level model when they can get a senior engineer level model for a couple of bucks more.

It DOESN'T MATTER if you're writing a simple hello world function or building out a complex feature. Just use the f*ing best model.

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pcl  2 days ago

Or if you want to do development work while offline.

  • bilater  2 days ago

    Good to have fallbacks but in reality most ppl ( at least in the west) will have internet 99% of the time.

    • pcl  2 days ago

      Sure, but I am not one of them. I find myself wanting to code on trains and planes pretty often, and so local toolchains are always attractive for me.

rester324  1 day ago

Is this some kind of mental problem that you want to tell people what they do and how they spend their money? Pretty jerk attitude IMO

jgalt212  2 days ago

I will use a local coding model for our proprietary / trade secrets internal code when Google uses Claude for its internal code and Microsoft starts using Gemini for internal code.

The flip side of this coin is I'd be very excited if Jane Street or DE Shaw were running their trading models through Claude. Then I'd have access to billions of dollars of secrets.

  • Aurornis  2 days ago

    > I'd be very excited if Jane Street or DE Shaw were running their trading models through Claude. Then I'd have access to billions of dollars of secrets.

    Using Claude for inference does not mean the codebase gets pulled into their training set.

    This is a tired myth that muddies up every conversation about LLMs

    • jgalt212  2 days ago

      > This is a tired myth that muddies up every conversation about LLMs

      Many copyright holders, and the courts would beg to differ.