Board:   [DoveNet] Programming
Subject: Using AI for coding
From:    MRO
Date:    Fri Feb 20, 2026 18:53

@VIA: BBSESINF
  Re: Using AI for coding
  By: Dumas Walker to ALL on Fri Feb 20 2026 10:17 am

 > Is anyone using an AI product for coding with any success?

 > I ask this question after two recent incidents:

 > (1) I was searching google for answers toan issue compiling an
 > older, abandoned FOSS C project... I am not fluent in C... and wound
 > up interacting with Gemini. Itgot me on the right track in the
 > sense that we fixed the compile error (caused by compiler and library
 > updates) and got it running. (2) reading about and using Claude's


Since i saw dm using gemini i figured it was learning a lot about synchronet
from him so it made some scripts for me. sometimes i had to make corrections
and upload it and fight with the script.  sometimesit did things to the
script it didnt tell me, like adding mock stock reports for one of the
scripts.

it made a last callers, a userlist, an extended user list, a weather script
that also does 5 day forecast on the bottom, and a ssjs file uploader script
and a script that shows top 5 crypto currency and top 5 stocks.

it was certainly using data gathered from other users and borrowing from
other people's code at time. sometimes it mentions the reasons why the script
didn't work and it's entirely wrongand matter of fact about it.


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