GPT-6 Astra: First Impressions After Three Projects
After three projects with GPT-6 Astra, what stands out is less time managing the model and more time turning a vague idea into working software.
Rich Friedel / Staff Software Engineer
Projects are where the questions begin. Writing is how I keep the useful answers from disappearing.
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