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So much of programming is writing glue code between two systems, and related to my post about Pidgin ( babka (babka.social)
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So much of programming is writing glue code between two systems, and related to my post about Pidgin (babka.social/@serge/1151184496), I think about how useful LLMs could be where you have two well documented APIs such as a remote client API and an internal API, which in this case would be LibPurple's API (used by Pidgin).Another example would be using LLMs to develop plugins for OpenTofu or Puluomi, where both the internal and external APIs are well documented and there are examples for it to draw from.This kind of programming is very tedious, not especially creative, and is very necessary. I wish we saw more of it.#LLM #Programming

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@serge If you're suggesting writing them whole cloth, that's "vibe coding" and is basically always a train wreck waiting to happen. If you're talking about LLM assisted coding, when that applies equally everywhere.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    @serge That said, your other post about XMPP and Pidgin and such, you should probably check out Matrix bridges.I actually use Beeper for my messaging, which is just a branded matrix server with a lot of bridges available.

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