A web server written in plain English
What do I mean by plain English? I mean there's no source code, no programming language. Just plain English "compiled" and CI/CDed into "production" at https://nie.avoguard.com/. Why did I build this? Just for fun. I wanted to see how close to a production-ready code can an LLM generate, and what would it take to actually take it into production. With today's technology, could an English speaker write a web server without knowing much about software engineering? See the "source plain English" for details of how detailed the instructions need to be to produce something…
A web server written in plain English launched on May 23, 2024 with 8 votes, #1,470 of 4,539 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.
What it does
A web server, written in plain English. Contribute to vitprajzler/node-in-english development by creating an account on GitHub.
In the maker’s words, at launch
What do I mean by plain English? I mean there's no source code, no programming language. Just plain English "compiled" and CI/CDed into "production" at https://nie.avoguard.com/. Why did I build this? Just for fun. I wanted to see how close to a production-ready code can an LLM generate, and what…
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