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YesGemini CLI · 4 Jul 2025

It would have taken me weeks to create what an AI and myself are able to whip up in a few short, and fun, hours

shironandonon_ on Hacker News

weeks to create what an AI and myself are able to whip up in a few short, and fun, hours

In the thread “Show HN: I AI-coded a tower defense game and documented the whole process”

Helped: Approaching problems in chunks, providing clarity, and enforcing DRY principles.

Got in the way: AI makes mistakes, gets stuck in loops, and forgets similar changes in other files.

… Anyway what a world. It would have taken me weeks to create what an AI and myself are able to whip up in a few short, and fun, hours. Giving a personality to Gemini is also a vital feature to me. …