Hacker News with Generative AI: Code Generation

What we learned copying all the best code assistants (val.town)
Since the beginning of Val Town, our users have been clamouring for the state-of-the-art LLM code generation experience.

Code Generation, Artificial Intelligence, Software

276 points by stevekrouse 15 days ago | 82 comments

Can LLMs write better code if you keep asking them to “write better code”? (minimaxir.com)
In November 2023, after OpenAI added the ability for ChatGPT to generate images from DALL-E 3 within the ChatGPT web interface, there was a short-lived meme where users gave the LLM a base image and kept asking the model to “make it more X”, where X can be anything.

Generative AI, Code Generation, Programming

812 points by rcarmo 15 days ago | 439 comments

We fine-tuned Llama and got 4.2x Sonnet 3.5 accuracy for code generation (finecodex.com)

Generative AI, AI Models, Code Generation, Accuracy

136 points by banddk 20 days ago | 77 comments

Solving Advent of Code at compile time with Rust macros (bearblog.dev)
Producing good software is difficult. Writing tests, reasoning about unintended effects, tedious considerations about time vs memory trade-offs. The perfect program is one that never runs at all. No trade-offs, no bugs, no worries. But what if we go further, what if we could get our answer before the program even finishes compiling?

Rust, Programming, Compile-Time, Code Generation

24 points by todsacerdoti 34 days ago | 9 comments

Vector math library codegen in Debug (aras-p.info)
This will be about how when in your C++ code you have a “vector math library”, and how the choices of code style in there affect non-optimized build performance.

C++, Optimization, Code Generation, Software Development

15 points by luu 105 days ago | 1 comments

A Comprehensive Analysis of Package Hallucinations by Code Generating LLMs (arxiv.org)
The reliance of popular programming languages such as Python and JavaScript on centralized package repositories and open-source software, combined with the emergence of code-generating Large Language Models (LLMs), has created a new type of threat to the software supply chain: package hallucinations.

Generative AI, Software Security, Programming Languages, Code Generation

31 points by rntn 109 days ago | 9 comments

Show HN: qrframe – generate beautiful qr codes with javascript code (github.com/zhengkyl)
code-based qr code generator

JavaScript, QR Codes, Code Generation, Open Source, Show HN

401 points by zhengkyl 109 days ago | 79 comments

Show HN: Repogather – copy relevant files to clipboard for LLM coding workflows (github.com/gr-b)
repogather is a command-line tool that copies all relevant files (with their relative paths) in a repository to the clipboard. It is intended to be used in LLM code understanding or code generation workflows.

Command-line Tools, Software, Code Generation

65 points by grbsh 128 days ago | 33 comments

Sqlc: Compile SQL to type-safe code (sqlc.dev)
sqlc generates fully type-safe idiomatic code from SQL.

SQL, Programming, Type Safety, Code Generation, Databases

232 points by wsc981 132 days ago | 104 comments

Achieving high Python performance with code generation (2022) (medium.com)

Python, Code Generation, Performance

131 points by PaulHoule 138 days ago | 94 comments

Vizdom: Diagrams as Code (vizdom.dev)

Code Generation, Visualization, Software

110 points by s0l0ist 139 days ago | 64 comments

Amazon CEO: AI Code Transformation Saved Us 4,500 Years of Developer Work (slashdot.org)