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The AI tidied his config files and added the automation he switches devices with

The AI helped clean up his dotfiles and add automation and tests, used to switch devices and identities.

How it works

  1. The AI helps clean up his dotfiles
  2. Adds automation and tests
  3. He uses it to switch devices and identities

Why it’s worth knowing

Dotfiles are the most personal code anyone owns.

Where it’s from

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

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