Sam N

I've met many smart people that are slow-smart or Bohr-smart. They often don't have a quick answer, they struggle to contribute in meetings (esp. with loudmouths present), but give them a day or week, and they come back with the most brilliant, insightful thoughts and answers.

@elonmusk @OfficialLoganK After the "code review", should it be the "code tests" to become a thing of the past?

@OfficialLoganK Even code review will swiftly become a thing of the past

The bottleneck has so quickly moved from code generation to code review that it is actually a bit jarring. None of the current systems / norms are setup for this world yet.

@gdb The more AI uses Rust, the better it becomes at writing Rust. Does this mean that programming languages ​​will become increasingly less diverse in the future?

rust is a perfect language for agents, given that if it compiles it's ~correct

Can AI coding automatically optimize code quality? For example, can it optimize repetitive and verbose code without human interacting with it? I've recently been manually giving Claude feedback to improve his code, as it was originally too verbose. However, I'm unsure to what extent I need to review his code—perhaps all of it? Or is reviewing it unimportant, as long as it just "works"? Perhaps it's also related to the programming language I use? I use the less common Coalton(common lisp), which Claude isn't yet proficient with. Perhaps Rust would be much better?

Just removed the OpenSpec workflow in my hobby bitcoin-lisp project. The main reason is that I want to use Bitcoin source code for specs, rather than ambiguous markdown files.

@jinglejamOP Is this related to base leaving the Superchain ecosystem?

Today we shared difficult news with the OP Labs team. Our priority was to communicate with the impacted people & give the team time to process the news before sharing publicly. This decision reflects a narrowing of our focus, not our runway. I’m sharing the note I sent to the team earlier today, and I strongly encourage teams across the ecosystem to reach out to the people leaving OP Labs because they are talented engineers, operators, and builders who helped build Optimism into what it is today. If you are genuinely hiring, feel free to shoot me a DM with your open roles and I will make introductions (with dual consent).

Claude code often requires writing Python scripts to check if the brackets in his Common Lisp programs match. This is much less efficient than using Emacs manually. Are there any optimization methods?

I recently tried writing a Coalton-based Common Lisp Ethereum SSZ library using Claude and Codex (initially with almost the same prompts). Then I compared them to my previous "hand-written" Common Lisp implementation. Claude and Codex both used different approaches to their type systems and polymorphism implementations. The image shows a rough comparison of their differences. I personally prefer Claude's approach. Interestingly, I asked Claude and Codex about their preferences, and they both liked the other's version. Gemini, however, voted for Claude.

The world is becoming increasingly chaotic, and the pace of development is accelerating dramatically. The recent impact of AI and war has been overwhelming, causing me some anxiety.

Shortly after the US launched military action against Iran, news broke that Iran's supreme leader had been killed in action. It was shocking.

One experience with AI coding: AI(mostly refer to Claude I am using) is like a biological evolutionary engine, and I am only responsible for choosing the direction of overall evolution.

Why I was bullish on Arbitrum in the last cycle, and what's the current situation? Main reasons for initially being bullish on Ethereum Layer 2: 1. [Why Ethereum] While I firmly believe in Bitcoin, I thought that if only the Bitcoin/pure Bitcoin model succeeded in the blockchain field, the blockchain industry would become very dull and lack a prosperous future. Therefore, I turned my attention to Ethereum. This wasn't based on any rational considerations, but more like an emotional gamble. Looking back now, I still believe in it. 2. [Why Layer 2] At the time, Layer 2 was the core of Ethereum's scaling. I trusted the judgment of several well-known figures I considered trustworthy (now it seems they have all changed their minds and adjusted their initial views). Although intuitively I felt that a Layer 2-centric scaling solution was a bit strange, I didn't pay much attention to it at the time. Furthermore, the success of Alt-EVM-L1 in the 2021 bull market made me think that L2 might follow suit. Looking back now, other people's opinions were the least reliable. Humans are far less stable than consensus networks and are always influenced by various factors. 3. [Why Arbitrum] I was deeply impressed by Offchain Labs' working style, team leadership, and the entire Arbitrum DAO; I consider it an excellent team/organization. Looking back, although I disagreed with the team on some issues and expressed disappointment at times, overall I still hold this view. Currently, the market and the entire crypto ecosystem are in a slump with no signs of improvement, and I feel immense pressure. I hope we can weather this difficult time.

When a crisis occurs in a company/team, a good leader confronts the problem head-on and is even willing to fight with others. An incompetent leader pretends nothing happened or that things weren't so bad, and searches for past successes to support their point. This observation is based on recent observations of L2 project leaders.

@jinglejamOP Beyond the success of the OP Stack, I think that as the leader of the OP team, one should focus more on possible directions for improvement, rather than dwelling on past achievements after things go wrong.

Base forked the OP Stack. Here's how I'm thinking about it from a technical and economic standpoint. Tech: OP Stack continues to be the best stack my frens. Make no mistake - it is a combination of our tech and Coinbase GTM that made Base the biggest L2. As Base grew, we (+Sunnyside, Flashbots, Paradigm) shipped the features that kept the chain up, scaled it, lowered fees, and made operating the chain vastly more profitable. Our code still processes 13% of all transactions in crypto. If you want the most scalable, highest reliability, and most production-hardened stack, that’s the OP Stack. Today, the “Unified Base Stack” shares 99% of its code with the OP Stack/ Flashbots/ Reth, and there remains major overlap in the roadmap. Because of that, Base will continue to be an OP Enterprise customer. If Base makes so many changes that it's no longer recognizable as the OP Stack then they will no longer require “Mission Critical” support from us. Economics: This is a hit to near-term onchain revenues. But as cryptotwitter has been saying for ages, we needed to evolve our biz model. We used to just say “everybody joins the Superchain and pays revshare” no matter who the customer was. We introduced OP Enterprise in January and we now have tiers of specific support and SLAs based on what different chains need. Base is on OP Enterprise: Mission Critical Support tier. We made this tier for self-managed chains that want customizations. There’s also “OP Enterprise: Fully Managed” for people who prioritize convenience. Base used to need that. They have evolved. The reason we made this MIT licensed in the beginning was to encourage forks in order to become the standard way rollups get built. We accomplished that - Blast, MegaETH, opBNB, and many more are all forks of the OP Stack. All 3rd party services and tools have OP Stack-compatible integrations. We built and scaled the fastest growing blockchain in crypto, and are now helping our partners create and execute on that playbook. We’re a strategic partner offering faster time to market, and exclusive knowledge of how to handle the largest production workloads. Coinbase is doubling down on their blockchain. That’s validation that every business will have its own blockspace. A vast majority of these businesses will utilize the OP Stack for their chains. Thank you all for reading this, and for thinking about Optimism and our strategy. Now back to building.

As AI sweeps across multiple fields, I've realized the importance of building a personal brand, so I've decided to start expressing my views online—this will be my starting point.

This is my personal account, hello world!