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The AI built him a Japanese dictionary site in under 2 hours and he uses it every day

A Japanese learner who had used jisho.org for years hit a word its handwriting search could not match. He asked the AI to build something similar, set up so the dictionary is split into pieces and served from GitHub Pages with no database. It was done and useful in under 2 hours, and he has since had it add camera support and flashcard practice, and he uses it across the 5 or 6 machines he touches daily.

How it works

  1. He asks the AI to build a similar dictionary, split into files so it can be served from GitHub Pages
  2. In under 2 hours it is done and useful
  3. He has the AI add camera support and spaced repetition flashcards
  4. He uses it daily across his machines

Why it’s worth knowing

Rather than live with the flaw, he had a working replacement for a site he had used for years before lunch, then kept improving it.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on news.ycombinator.com. See the original ↗

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