The AI fixed his Kotlin software to work with his Java version in half a day

Spent half a day coaxing the AI to fix Kotlin software so it worked with his Java version, work he says would have taken weeks without AI.

How it works

He spends half a day coaxing the AI through the problem
The AI fixes the software
It runs on his Java version, work he says would have taken weeks alone

Why it’s worth knowing

Half a day of steering beat weeks of solo work.

Where it’s from

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

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