Gas Town was intended to be reusable, but I only ever wound up using it to build itself. Gas Town fell apart at the seams with Opus 4.7. Up through 4.6 it was working brilliantly. With 4.7 we saw the introduction of the "just two more things" tic, which prevented Opus from ever converging on being ready to do real work—it always wanted to fiddle with Gas Town itself. The Opus tic never went away, so Gas Town effectively burned down. It had other problems, too, but 4.7 was the final straw. &mdas ✦ AI generated
Gas Town worked brilliantly up to Opus 4.6, but fell apart with the 4.7 release.
Steve Yegge: Gas Town fell apart at the seams with Opus 4.7. Up through 4.6 it was working brilliantly.
Beyond the tic, Gas Town had other problems, but the 4.7 release was the final decise blow.
Steve Yegge: It had other problems, too, but 4.7 was the final straw.
Steve Yegge reflects that Gas Town, though built to be reusable, ended up being used only to construct itself.
Steve Yegge: Gas Town was intended to be reusable, but I only ever wound up using it to build itself.
With 4.7, Opus developed a tic of always wanting to fiddle with Gas Town itself, never converging on being ready to do real work.
Steve Yegge: With 4.7 we saw the introduction of the "just two more things" tic, which prevented Opus from ever converging on being ready to do real work—it always wanted to fiddle with Gas Town itself.
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Because the tic never disappeared, Gas Town effectively burned down as a result.
Steve Yegge: The Opus tic never went away, so Gas Town effectively burned down.
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