Gemini 4 Argon first-day hands-on: solid coder, built a webcam heart-rate app in 35 minutes
danshipper · x · 2026-10-14
Kieran Klaassen's hands-on with Gemini 4 Argon: not better than the others, but with the pack.
- Basically a solid coder; low effort is very good — built an app reading heart rate off his forehead via MacBook webcam in 35 minutes
- Effort levels well tuned and fast
- Design ranks second behind Opus 5.5: too busy but steerable, follows a given design well
- Weaker at checking its own work
- The harness feels 6-12 months behind: no cloud, no SSH, no multiple computers
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