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Dev tools · December 22, 2023

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Create and deploy multi-page web app prototypes using chat

gptengineer.app lets you prototype, deploy and iterate on web apps using plain english. Here is a video of how I use it: https://www.loom.com/share/abda1d8e33134d0e944297afd3a51664 We designed it around the principles: 1. Leverage LLMs where they work best: LLMs are faster than humans at putting together prototypes of a few hundred lines of code. By using them early on, and give high level change request commands when the project is small, and then let human devs take over, it’s a productivity boost. 2. non-technical + programmer collaboration: All changes from the app is…

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GPT Engineer is a web development tool that allows users to create and deploy multi-page web applications using plain English instructions through chat. The platform is designed for both technical and non-technical users to collaborate, with changes tracked as git commits. It uses large language models to quickly generate initial prototypes of a few hundred lines of code, which developers can then refine and extend. The tool targets teams looking to accelerate early-stage web app prototyping and iteration.

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gptengineer.app lets you prototype, deploy and iterate on web apps using plain english. Here is a video of how I use it: https://www.loom.com/share/abda1d8e33134d0e944297afd3a51664 We designed it around the principles: 1. Leverage LLMs where they work best: LLMs are faster than humans at putting together prototypes of a few hundred lines of code. By using them early on, and give high level change request commands when the project is small, and then let human devs take over, it’s a productivity boost. 2. non-technical + programmer collaboration: All changes from the app is made as git commits, so that non-technical people (via chat) and programmers are able to contribute to the same code. LLMs are expensive, but we left it open over the christmas holidays for anyone to try it out: https://run.gptengineer.app/ Would love to hear what you think!

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