Yes
It took more than 150 iterations to get the parser to handle all edge cases and generate an intermediate output as JSON
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150 iterations
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Helped: Converting spec to TSV and using Claude for parser and code generation.
… I converted the document to TSV, sent some parts to Claude and have it write a parser for the TSV keeping all the nuances of human written spec. It took more than 150 iterations to get the parser to handle all edge cases and generate an intermediate output as JSON. Then Claude helped me write a code generator using some custom glue on top of Apollo to generate the code that is consumed by the mobile app. …