Revive old apps and sketch new ones with a coding agent
Terence Tao used a coding agent to port old Java applets to JavaScript and to build two new math visualizations in conversation.
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AI agents for coding & devops
Coding agents that build, review, test, migrate and ship software. Each entry shows what the person asked for, how it went, and a prompt to try it yourself.
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Translate a runtime to Rust module by module
Microsoft used agents to replace the Copilot runtime’s TypeScript with Rust while keeping the implementation’s overall design the same.
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Use agents to benchmark and tune Rust performance
Have an agent measure Rust code, make one optimization at a time, and keep only changes that improve runtime.
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Let an AI agent inspect a Windows crash dump
Use MCP to give an AI agent structured crash details from a Windows dump so it can track down the fault and propose a fix.
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Connect a coding agent to an Excalidraw board
They hooked an installed coding agent to a live Excalidraw canvas so it could read the scene and edit the drawing directly.
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Break one goal into a sequenced coding plan
Ordewell turns a single objective into a step-by-step task list for coding agents, with dependencies, review, and parallel runs.
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Have coding agents test your onboarding flow
Run coding agents through your product’s onboarding and get a scorecard, fix list, and session traces.
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Trace C# symbol usage with a Roslyn-backed index
Graphify C# helps agents map real C# usages, including overrides and implementations, from compiler-resolved project data.
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Run coding agents in parallel with tmux and Markdown specs
Manuel Schipper uses separate tmux panes and numbered Markdown specs to keep several coding agents moving at once.
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