Ask HN: How are you LLM-coding in an established code base?
Here’s how we’re working with LLMs at my startup. We have a monorepo with scheduled Python data workflows, two Next.js apps, and a small engineering team. We use GitHub for SCM and CI/CD, deploy to GCP and Vercel, and lean heavily on automation. Local development: Every engineer gets Cursor Pro (plus Bugbot), Gemini Pro, OpenAI Pro, and optionally Claude Pro. We don’t really care which model people use. In practice, LLMs are worth about 1.5 excellent junior/mid-level engineers per engineer, so p
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points · 70 votes
2026-11-05 16:03:25.932Z
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Research analysis
Reported problem
Source account: Here’s how we’re working with LLMs at my startup. We have a monorepo with scheduled Python data workflows, two Next.js apps, and a small engineering team. We use GitHub for SCM and CI/CD, deploy to GCP and Vercel, and lean heavily on automation. Local development: Every engineer gets Cursor Pro (plus Bugbot), Gemini Pro, OpenAI Pro, and optionally Claude Pro. We don’t really care which model people use. In practice, LLMs are worth about 1.5 excellent junior/mid-level engineers per engineer, so p
Frequency & alternatives
Recorded author: adam_gyroscope. Source votes: 70 votes (Nov 5, 2026 UTC; cumulative since publication); previous same-scope observation: 70 (Nov 5, 2026 UTC). These observations do not establish demand growth. Recent records to compare: “MimiModel.encode: last frame differs from kyutai's encoder when the input length is not a multiple of 1920 samples” (GitHub Issues, Nov 5, 2026); “[问与答] iOS 从什么时候开始放弃长按拖动光标的？” (V2EX, Nov 5, 2026). Shared themes are navigation hints; they have not been verified as the same need or independent corroboration.
Demand hypothesis
Treat the reported task or obstacle as an interview lead. A feature request, complaint or search for alternatives does not by itself identify a budget owner or willingness to pay.
Commercial evidence gaps
Missing evidence: distinct affected users, repeated occasions, current workaround, measured time or money cost, purchasing authority and a response to a concrete offer.
Validation decision
Group original reports by the same task and deduplicate authors and reposts. Ask how the task is handled today and what it costs; test a defined offer before claiming paid demand.