So far I have found two decent uses for LLM generated code.
First, refactoring code. Specifically, recently I used it on a library that had solid automated testing coverage. I needed to change the calling conventions of a bunch of methods and classes in the library, but didn’t want to rewrite the 100+ unit tests by hand. Claude did this quickly and without fuss.
Second is one time use code. Basically let’s say you need to convert a bunch of random CVS files to a single YAML file, or convert a bunch of video files in different formats to a single standard format, or find any photos in your library that are out of focus. This works reasonably well.
Bonus one is just generating sample code for well known libraries.
I have been curious what would happen if I handed something like Claude a whole server and told it to manage it however it wants with relatively little instruction.
First, refactoring code. Specifically, recently I used it on a library that had solid automated testing coverage. I needed to change the calling conventions of a bunch of methods and classes in the library, but didn’t want to rewrite the 100+ unit tests by hand. Claude did this quickly and without fuss.
Second is one time use code. Basically let’s say you need to convert a bunch of random CVS files to a single YAML file, or convert a bunch of video files in different formats to a single standard format, or find any photos in your library that are out of focus. This works reasonably well.
Bonus one is just generating sample code for well known libraries.
I have been curious what would happen if I handed something like Claude a whole server and told it to manage it however it wants with relatively little instruction.