aider-chat with the newest Sonnet model. Loving the new #AI! comment function. I use it for implementing changes, architecture discussions, making one-off scripts to move files etc.
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#12Mostly for autocompletion - the suggestions recognize patterns as they emerge and propose the same pattern for the rest of the method , similar variables etc.
Crude but easy to verify and manage.
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#14In essence I treated it like a junior dev who already knew the tech stack. So tell it what I wanted to achieve then pair program to get it working. Then iterate to add functionality. Once a feature is working, I could then ask it to help me understand how the tech stack was being used. Lots of fun, and very productive.
Re: Ask HN: How are you using LLMs while coding or everyday work
#15aider-chat with the newest Sonnet model. Loving the new #AI! comment function. I use it for implementing changes, architecture discussions, making one-off scripts to move files etc.
I use aider but I'm not familiar with this feature. Care to elaborate?
> One-liner # ... or // ... comments that start or end with “AI” are instructions to aider. When aider sees “AI!” it reads and follows all the instructions in AI comments.
Re: Ask HN: How are you using LLMs while coding or everyday work
#16aider-chat with the newest Sonnet model. Loving the new #AI! comment function. I use it for implementing changes, architecture discussions, making one-off scripts to move files etc.
I use aider but I'm not familiar with this feature. Care to elaborate?
Re: Ask HN: How are you using LLMs while coding or everyday work
#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
what do you normally use the diagrams for? Personal notes/blog posts/work?
Just random musings, I have a somewhat visual imagination when it comes to math stuff so it is quite intriguing to see if I can get Claude to reproduce what I see in my 'mind's eye'. Here's an example w/o really getting into what it's about lol: https://codebeautify.org/svg-viewer/y241266c9 Note: this one is actually just un-edited directly from Claude, I made this when I just had discovered Claude is reasonably dece…