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ASK HN: HOW MUCH BETTER ARE AI IDES VS. COPY PASTING INTO CHAT APPS? (HACKER NEWS THREAD)

Copying and pasting into chat apps can be tedious, but assistants like Copilot aren't as smart as the 'thinking' chat apps. This makes it clear why AI IDEs exist, but using them can get expensive because of the pay-per-use pricing as opposed to effectively unlimited prompts for a monthly subscription as with thinking apps. This Hacker News thread contains a discussion on the current state of AI IDEs and how they compare to chat apps. The thread mentions lesser known alternatives to Cursor and Windsurf, such as Roo code and aider-chat, that unlock different workflows.

BILL GATES TELLS HIS FOUNDATION TO SPEND IT ALL BY 2045

Bill Gates expects his foundation to exhaust its coffers and spend more than $200 billion over the next 20 years. The total of Gates' donation is expected to be the second-largest philanthropic gift in US history, adjusted for inflation. His foundation has already spent more than $100 billion on a range of causes. Many of the foundation's beneficiaries have been people in low-income countries with endemic and frequently deadly diseases.

ASK HN: WHAT ARE GOOD HIGH-INFORMATION DENSITY UIS (SCREENSHOTS, APPS, SITES)? (HACKER NEWS THREAD)

It can be difficult to find examples of good high information density UIs. This Hacker News thread lists resources for finding these examples and tips for how to find good examples. One of these methods is to look at programs used by pro creatives - some people regularly spend their days using a single such product as their primary work tool. Another source of good examples of dense information communication can be found in command line system monitoring tools.

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