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The AI stripped a tool he uses to a tenth of its code and it builds in 6 seconds

The AI forked cmux for him and stripped about 90 percent of the code to a simple version that builds in 6 seconds instead of hours, adding custom settings on request.

How it works

  1. The AI forks the tool
  2. Strips about 90 percent of the code
  3. The simple version builds in 6 seconds instead of hours
  4. Adds his custom settings on request

Why it’s worth knowing

Removing 90 percent of a codebase is the edit most people are afraid to make.

Where it’s from

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

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