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I've had very good results with Claude Code using this workflow.
put an example in the prompt: this was the original Django file and this is the rewritten in SvelteKit version.
the ask it to convert another file using the example as a template.
you will need to add additional rules for stuff not covered by the example, after 2-3 conversions you'll have the most important rules.
or maybe fix a bad try of the agent and add it as a second example
Using voice transcription is nice for fully expressing what you want, so the model doesn't need to make guesses. I'm often voicing 500-word prompts. If you talk in a winding way that looks awkward when in text, that's fine. The model will almost certainly be able to tell what you mean. Using voice-to-text is my biggest suggestion for people who want to use AI for programming (I'm not a particularly slow typer. I can…
That's a fun idea. How do you get the transcript into Claude Code (or whatever you use)? What transcription service do you use?
Using voice transcription is nice for fully expressing what you want, so the model doesn't need to make guesses. I'm often voicing 500-word prompts. If you talk in a winding way that looks awkward when in text, that's fine. The model will almost certainly be able to tell what you mean. Using voice-to-text is my biggest suggestion for people who want to use AI for programming (I'm not a particularly slow typer. I can…
Thanks for the advice! Could you please share how did you enable voice transcription for your setup and what it actually is?
I use a keyboard shortcut to start and stop recording and it will put the transcription into the clipboard so I can paste into any app.
It's a huge productivity boost - OP is correct about not overthinking trying to be that coherent - the models are very good at knowing what you mean (Opus 4.5 with Claude Code in my case)
Using voice transcription is nice for fully expressing what you want, so the model doesn't need to make guesses. I'm often voicing 500-word prompts. If you talk in a winding way that looks awkward when in text, that's fine. The model will almost certainly be able to tell what you mean. Using voice-to-text is my biggest suggestion for people who want to use AI for programming (I'm not a particularly slow typer. I can…
Thanks for the advice! Could you please share how did you enable voice transcription for your setup and what it actually is?
How did you learn how to use AI for coding? I'm open to the idea that a lot of "software carpentry" tasks (moving/renaming files, basic data analysis, etc) can be done with AI to free up time for higher level analysis, but I have no idea where to begin -- my focus many years ago was privacy, so I lean towards doing everything locally or hosted on a server I control so I lack a lot of knowledge of "the cloud" my HN be…
Open up cursor-agent to make the repo scaffolding in an empty dir. (build system, test harness, etc. )
Open up cursor or Claude code or whatever and just go nuts with it. Remember to follow software engineering best practices (one good change with tests per commit)
Consider giving Cursor a try. I personally like the entire UI/UX, their agent has good context, and the entire experience overall is just great. The team has done a phenomenal job. Your workflow could look something like this: 1. Prompt the agent 2. The agent gets too work 3. Review the changes 4. Repeat This can speed up your process significantly, and the UI clearly shows the changes + some other cool features EDIT…
How does Cursor compare to Claude Code or Codex?