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Using aider chat to code with GPT-4
Below are some example transcripts that show how you can chat with
the aider command line tool
to generate and edit code with GPT-4.
There are a few things worth taking note of:
aiderwill add certain source files to the chat session. Once added, these files are available for review and editing by GPT-4. Sometimes the files are added directly from the command line. Other times GPT-4 requests to see them, and they are added after the user approves.- It will automatically apply code edits proposed by GPT-4 to the source files.
- After applying the edits,
aiderwill commit them to git with a senisble commit message.
Example chat transcripts
There are a varity of example coding chat sessions included, accomplishing both greenfield generation of new code as well as simple and complex edits to larger codebases:
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Hello World Flask App: This example demonstrates how to create a simple Flask app with various endpoints, such as adding two numbers and calculating the Fibonacci sequence.
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2048 Game Modification: This example demonstrates how to explore and modify an open-source javascript 2048 game codebase, including adding randomness to the scoring system.
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Pong Game with Pygame: This example demonstrates how to create a simple Pong game using the Pygame library, with customizations for paddle size and color, and ball speed adjustments.
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Complex Multi-file Change with Debugging: This example demonstrates a complex code change involving multiple source files and debugging with the help of
aider. -
Semantic Search & Replace: This example showcases
aiderperforming semantic search and replace operations in code, dealing with various formatting and semantic differences in the function calls that it updates. -
CSS Exercise: Animation Dropdown Menu: This example demonstrates how to complete a CSS exercise involving adding animation to a dropdown menu, creating a bounce illusion when the dropdown expands close to its final end state.
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Automatically Update Docs: This example demonstrates how to use
aiderto automatically update documentation based on the latest version of the main() function in the code.
Transcript formatting
> The user's chat messages are bold and shown on a prompt line. They contain they user's change requests, clarifications, etc.
Output from the aider tool is shown in a blockquote
Responses from GPT-4 are in a plain font, and often include colorized code blocks that specify edits to the code.