kamphey

In OpenAI's email to share GPT-5.1 they mentioned that it's good for "everyday coding tasks". What are your everyday coding tasks?

Their email included:

gpt-5.1: for everyday coding tasks

gpt-5.1-codex: for complex, long-running agentic coding

gpt-5.1-codex-mini: for cost-efficient edits and changes

for context, I usually write/rewrite a lot of html/css/js for my own personal business site, along with Apps Script in Google Sheets.

Have you had any experience teaching a 4 year old how to code? I'm thinking about not just typing but the mindset of automation and programming. My son is in a weekly class called Kiddie Coders and they are learning directions and how to put arrows together on a sheet of paper to get someone through a series of squares.

I was thinking of putting together activities at home so he can see how to tell instructions to someone who is blind, or follow instructions like a recipe (the favorite analogy to coding seems to be cooking)

In the past the whole world used different calendars and ways to represent time. Currently a few religions still have alternative cale dars. In the near future do you think calendars will be vastly different than now?

Wondering if any HN'ers went to Stripe Sessions and got any great takeaways.