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I am still looking for something that can actually work with code bases. i.e. Not just single file apps, not just single file bash scripts. But something where I can give it access to my codebase, give it a spec for a new feature, hit a button, then 2 hours later get a working feature with little or no bugs.

Does that exist yet? Money is no objects at the moment, I am purely looking for something that actually works (and is local) at the moment.

I have the money, I just need to know it works before I shell out the dollars for it.

I've tried Qwen 3.6 27b on a 32GB RTX 4500 PRO on a remote pod, but the pod keeps going down..

If anyone knows of a reliable one I can test on?

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EDIT 1: Budget <= $100k.

EDIT 2 @ 9:25pm EST time

I finally was able to get a rented one working with a RTX 5090 32GB + Qwen 3.6 27b.

While its certainly VERY helpful, its no SWE replacement (by a long shot). However I am easily 3-10x faster for coding tasks. So its well worth purchasing the card for my self to use it seems. Obviously I won't be using it 24/7 so I might rent out the compute to others when I am not using it or something. Anyone know a place in Toronto I get buy one these things on the cheap?

Ever been reprimanded for laughing at work?

I almost was—on multiple occasions. It turns out that despite the "culture" claims many employers make, they don’t actually want you to have a good time. This is especially true if you’re enjoying yourself while they aren't.

The painful truth: In every job where joy was punished, the pattern was identical: weak leadership. These are managers obsessed with status symbols who resort to "status slaps" the moment they feel threatened. If you speak with confidence, you aren't met with feedback—you’re met with personal insults, often staged in front of the team to "assert dominance."

That isn't modern leadership. It’s predatory behavior. People don't follow these types because they respect them; they stay because of a paycheck, and even then, they’re looking for the exit.

Anyone else experience this?