Aren Dalloul

Computer Science Major at CU Boulder

[OpenAI Developers @OpenAIDevs]

We’re bringing Codex and ChatGPT together in one desktop app.

The same powerful coding agent, now alongside ChatGPT Work, with new coding workflows, a new Chrome extension, revamped in-app browser, and faster Computer Use powered by GPT-5.6.
https://t.co/9hOtxyDEw5

[Aren Dalloul @ArenDalloul]

@alex_vance I agree, had the same experience as you and can confirm

[Alex Vance @alex_vance]

I see so many people talking about being an early tester of 5.6 Sol, so I thought I should too.

I wasn't an earlier tester of 5.6 Sol. Sol is not my default. I do not know if it is faster or plans well. No idea if it produces better results, but i've been told it does. 🙂

[Alex Vance @alex_vance]

Something I’ve been building for some time now with @expo, @hero_ui and @reactnative. Releasing a beta soon… anyone interested?

[Alex Vance @alex_vance]

Super excited to have a neutered Fable for an incredible 7 whole days! 🙃

[Aren Dalloul @ArenDalloul]

@Baconbrix It is god awful, debated downgrading back to 26

[Aren Dalloul @ArenDalloul]

@alex_vance @hero_ui I love it

[Aren Dalloul @ArenDalloul]

@alex_vance only til june 23rd???? @AnthropicAI why??

[Alex Vance @alex_vance]

An amazingly large advancement, this is definitely going to be worth the switch.

One MAJOR downside not obvious unless you read the article. Claude Code subscribers will only get access until June 23rd! wtf

[Robert Courson @robertcourson]

v1 of Harness (a new terminal for macos) is now available! built from the metal up for agentic workflows. think something like ghostty, cmux and tmux - built from from scratch and integrated together.

[Aren Dalloul @ArenDalloul]

@swmansion @hero_ui when can we get v3 in hero ui components? 👀

[Aren Dalloul @ArenDalloul]

@alex_vance Wow let’s go! Alright Codex… now it’s your turn. Also what happened to Gemini???

[Alex Vance @alex_vance]

Claude Opus 4.8 is out! Modest but substantive improvements. Will start using this asap! 5% improvement to agentic coding and 8.5% to agentic terminal coding is awesome.

Wonder when GPT 5.6 will show? #Opus #GPT56

What are you most excited about? 👇

[Alex Vance @alex_vance]

@Baconbrix and the @expo team absolutely cooked 🔥 Not only did I update my 103K LoC app in about 30 minutes, it reduced my iOS build time by a whopping 45%. Wild, how will you top this next?

[Aren Dalloul @ArenDalloul]

@alex_vance @supabase Preach

[Alex Vance @alex_vance]

@supabase it would be nice if you could support structured logging OOTB for edge functions. Searching and reading logs is pretty awful.

[HeroUI @hero_ui]

First HeroUI Native Pro template is out! 🚀

Crypto Wallet:

💼 SplitView home, draggable wallet + token list (unique concept)
📈 Press-to-scrub asset chart with crosshair + indicator
🔁 Slide-to-swap with on-screen keypad
🪙 Buy/Sell segmented flow with token picker sheet
📱 iOS, Android — Light / Dark / System

Link below ↓

[Aren Dalloul @ArenDalloul]

@alex_vance What’s your go to for this? Ie /goal /plan or something like gh speckit / openspec? been using /goal myself and it’s pretty decent

[Alex Vance @alex_vance]

The #1 skill separating top AI users in 2026 isn’t better models — it’s agentic prompting.

Here’s the exact 5-step framework I use to turn any LLM into a reliable agent:

1. Goal → One crystal-clear outcome
2. Context → All data + rules + constraints
3. Tools → Explicitly list what it can use
4. Process → “Think step-by-step. Plan. Execute. Self-critique. Iterate once.”
5. Output → Exact format you want

Thread 👇

[Alex Vance @alex_vance]

1/ Been playing around with GPT-5.5’s agentic capabilities and Claude’s very recent Managed Agents updates (including the new “dreaming” feature) over the last couple weeks.

These are finally moving beyond one-off answers into proper multi-step execution.