The AI built me a tool in 30 minutes that tracks where my Mac apps came from

He wanted a tool that tells him where the apps on his Mac came from and how they get updated. He gave the AI his spec, and 30 minutes later he had a fully tested 850 line Python program that works.

How it works

Gives the AI his written spec
The AI writes an 850 line Python program
30 minutes later the finished program is fully tested and works

Why it’s worth knowing

He handed over a short spec and got back a finished, fully tested program that works on his own machine in 30 minutes.

Where it’s from

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

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