AI LLMs can't count lines in a file

Was starting to mess around with the latest LLM models and found that they're not great at counting lines in files.

I gave Gemini 2.5 flash a python script and asked it to tell me what was at line 27 and it consistently got it wrong. I tried repeatedly to prompt it the right way, but had no luck.

https://g.co/gemini/share/0276a6c7ef20

Is this something that LLM bots are still not good at? I thought they had gotten past the "strawberry" counting problems.

Here's the raw file: https:/

Show HN: Gradle plugin for faster Java compiles

Hey HN,

We've written a pretty cool Gradle plugin I wanted to share.

It turns out if you native-image the Java and Kotlin compilers, you can experience a serious gain, especially for "smaller" projects (under 10,000 classes).

By compiling the compiler with native image, JIT warmup normally experienced by Gradle/Maven et al is skipped. Startup time is extremely fast, since native image seals the heap into the binary itself. The native version of javac produces identical outputs from inp


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