The AI vibe coded a Linux version of smitty for me

He had the AI vibe code a version of smitty, the AIX system admin tool, for Linux in Python. He says that alone is worth the 20 dollars a month he pays.

How it works

Asks the AI to vibe code a version of smitty for Linux in Python
The AI builds it
He judges it worth his 20 dollar a month subscription

Why it’s worth knowing

A niche AIX admin tool from years back now exists on Linux because he asked a chatbot to build it.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on bsky.app. See the original ↗

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