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He opens an LLM in his config files and argues with it until his editor works again

Opens an LLM in his dotfiles and complains until his broken LSP config works again, usually in a few minutes, a recurring fix over months.

How it works

  1. His language server config breaks
  2. He opens an LLM in his dotfiles and complains at it
  3. The config works again, usually in a few minutes
  4. The same fix repeats over months

Why it’s worth knowing

Complaining at the config, in plain words, is the interface that works.

Where it’s from

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

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