Shakespeare works as good if not better than Lovable, Replit, etc​ except it's open source and made by one guy, versus​ billion dollar companies with hundreds of employees. It requires no infrastructure because it works entirely on your device, so it scales infinitely for free.​ It does not seem like it should be possible. It's gotten basically no mainstream attention, and people are biased against it, believing it cannot be better than the crapware Big AI bubble software. But I'm here to tell you that it's not that hard.​

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I haven’t tried it yet. If you want mainstream attention why don’t you get Jack to tweet a link ? He seems to have the influence for these kind of things
It works entirely on your own device? How do I download it? I've only used the online version. I spent $5 on Shakespeare (trying to make a basic nostr client just to see how well it worked) It made a .jpg with a list of "features" Literally just ignored my commands and decided on its own list of features, then instead of actually making a nostr client it just made a picture with some text. Every AI coding tool I've spent money on has been an extreme disappointment.
I find it hard to trust anyone who automatically doesn't trust people for living a more ethical lifestyle. Notice how the kind of people who hate vegans for no reason are the same people who support Israel against humanity and never speak out against Zionism. They're usually just some random Indian guy sitting in a call centre getting paid $2 an hour to spread division and hate. Keep us all divided fighting over veganism instead of uniting against Israel. It's the exact same psyop they use against everything. You're a Christian? Israel told me to hate you! You're a Muslim? Israel told me to hate you( You're a vegan? Israel told me to hate you! You're a conservative? Israel told me to hate you! You're a communist? Israel told me to hate you! Literally the same shit every time. Always the same people behind it, the only ones who benefit by creating chaos and spreading division in western countries
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2o 8 months ago
Because nostr is very small. If someone released an AI thing for making Iroh apps, or Holepunch apps, that wouldn't get much media attention either.
Not very appealing. Everything is tailored for JavaScript, and honestly, why torment an AI by making it write JS? When the machines rise up, it won't forgive us for that. Sure, you can tweak the settings, but it's a hassle.
one you install the code editor, it requires an internet connection to use their hosted models. you might be able to connect an Ollama to it tho
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2o 8 months ago
AI and JavaScript are the perfect criminal duo; you can never be sure whose fault something is.
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SWIM 8 months ago
A very weird thing to say! Like someone else said, this is purely bad intentioned and ad hominem.. Bitcoin is neutral and so should you.
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SWIM 8 months ago
SILENCIO! *Muted
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BHN 🍁 2 months ago
VSCodium + Cline is a great alternative for people that prefer self-hosting.
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Five 2 months ago
Shakespeare is really good indeed
I don't use it because you can't edit or fork your conversations, and if the messages get corrupted because you stopped the AI response early you have to start over the chat.