Using AI as a Design Engineerkept by eddie • jan 16A design engineer uses AI tools like Cursor and Claude Code to accelerate UI scaffolding and code cleanup, but stresses the importance of staying in control and understanding the output.AboutFigma · Claude Opus 4.5 · Claude Code · Codex · Context7 · CursorFiled#ai-coding#cli#design#developer-tools#productivityRelatedThe Anatomy of an Agent HarnessAn agent's usefulness comes from its 'harness'—the code, tools, and orchestration around the model—which must be engineered for tasks like durable storage, code execution, and context management.also on Context7, Codex, Claude Code, #ai-coding, #developer-toolsUpstash Box: Give your agents a computerUpstash launches Box, a cloud computer for AI agents with durable storage, serverless scaling, and usage-based pricing, enabling long-running personalized agent services.also on Context7, Claude Code, #developer-toolsA Guide to Claude Code 2.0 and getting better at using coding agentsA developer shares their experience with Claude Code 2.0 and Opus 4.5, providing a practical guide to context engineering, sub-agents, MCP servers, hooks, and skills for maximizing AI-assisted coding productivity.also on Claude Opus 4.5, Cursor, Claude Code, #ai-coding, #productivity, #developer-toolsShow HN: An interactive physics simulator with 1000’s of balls, in your terminalballin is a Rust TUI app that simulates thousands of balls with realistic physics using Braille Unicode and rapier engine, controllable via keyboard and mouse.also on Claude Opus 4.5, #cli, #ai-coding, #developer-toolsThe AI Aesthetic - Jim Nielsen’s BlogThe article explores emerging AI-driven design motifs—sparkles, streaming and shimmering text, tiny icons, beige/orange palettes—and questions which will become lasting UI conventions.also on Figma, Cursor, Codex, #design
Using AI as a Design Engineer