Spaghettify
Dev tools
code generator
SHOW HN2023
How HN took it
18 positive, 26 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 4 critical, out of 48 comments about the project. Thread score +0.28.
Idea: 12 for, 1 againstDesign: 2 for, 2 againstDocs: 2 for, 0 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful for creating buggy code for technical interview tests
From 3 comments
What (presumably!) was built as a joke will actually help me a lot. For my side-project (devscreen.io) we have to make lots of realistic coding tests and pull requests with bugs…
dmkirwan on HNI used to spend lots of time to prepare some coding tests that mimic real-world situations for candidates, like introducing a small bug to an example code or pretending I've bad…
alvis on HNI'm now realizing that AI could be quite useful for introducing bugs for mutation testing. I'm going to have to try that.
btrettel on HN
Funny and entertaining concept
From 4 comments
This is pretty amazing. I'm inspired to go write something similar now, that uses AI to pad out source code to exactly 80 characters per-line...
smoldesu on HNThis is a work of art
thatxliner on HNThis is amazing!!
dfrey1 on HNLol!
progx on HN
Fast talkin' gangster documentation style is amusing
From 1 comment
Wow, fast talkin' 1930s gangster documentation is pretty remarkable. >> Listen up, ya mugs! I'm gonna give ya the lowdown on dis here function, getSourceImage(). >> Dis baby is…
lelandfe on HN
Objections
Obfuscation is too obvious
From 1 comment
The obfuscation is a little too obvious. The people need something which defends their job security but still passes code review.
Mizza on HN
Animation wraps and shifts on mobile
From 1 comment
The little animation at the top wraps when it gets to “Well Documented” on mobile. The whole page keeps shifting up and down. It’s really hard to read. Maybe it’s on purpose but…
dcow on HN
Output not better than the commenter's own code
From 2 comments
On one hand, funny. On the other, potentially useful for either teaching yourself or learning to read other people's code. Intentionally botching or skewing code and teaching…
cheapliquor on HNIt is not worse than my code. Better luck next time AI.
whatever1 on HN
Requests
Add examples of input and output
From 2 comments
Can you post some examples of input & output?
oauea on HNAre there any examples to enjoy for my amusement without installing & setting up the extension? Edit: nevermind, just found the home page: https://www.spaghettify.dev/
throwawayben on HN
Add wrong or misleading comments
From 1 comment
How creative! Did you consider adding wrong comments? Because those are the worst! like flip the logic from arithmetic to subtraction and then have the bot summarize that.
fragmede on HN
Create tests that don't test anything
From 1 comment
I'd love to see a feature that creates tests that don't actually test anything
mystickphoenix on HN
Questions
What are the real-life uses?
From 1 comment
What is the real life uses of this project?
ahmednazir on HN
Could the bugs be used as copy protection?
From 1 comment
When you introduce a bug, is it a dumb random bug, or an intelligent AI bug? In other words, would the bug work for me or the user? When I say work for me, what I mean is,…
moremetadata on HN
Alternatives named
GitHub Next Code Brushes
From 1 comment
Unmaintainable code guide
From 1 comment
Two thoughts: * This is ridiculous. Why would you do this? Which made think of this quote: "Which is ridiculous and unnecessary but when has that ever stopped programmers?" from…
ChickenNugger on HN