<div dir="ltr">Could we please spin off a Synth DAI email list that I can make a point to not join so these threads stop cluttering my inbox? Thanks.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jul 27, 2026 at 8:59 AM Jean-Pierre Desrochers via Synth-diy <<a href="mailto:synth-diy@synth-diy.org">synth-diy@synth-diy.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">... In the era of everyone using AI for everything, I will continue to be Sarah Connor.<br>
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I agree with you Roman.<br>
It is still a great joy I'm having to do coding on my own.<br>
Mostly C for Micro's. No AI on that (if possible).<br>
I'm just curious to see what AI could do to help me<br>
build a reasonable web environment to display all my projects..<br>
<a href="https://arcenson.com/projects/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://arcenson.com/projects/</a><br>
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Cheers.<br>
JP<br>
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De : Synth-diy <<a href="mailto:synth-diy-bounces@synth-diy.org" target="_blank">synth-diy-bounces@synth-diy.org</a>> De la part de Roman Sowa via Synth-diy<br>
Envoyé : 27 juillet 2026 07:24<br>
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Objet : Re: [sdiy] Best Web site AI code generation ?? CODEX ?<br>
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In the era of everyone using AI for everything, I will continue to be Sarah Connor.<br>
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Roman<br>
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W dniu 2026-07-27 o 09:57, francesco mulassano via Synth-diy pisze:<br>
> Hi, senior developer here.<br>
> <br>
> I'm a full-stack web developer working mainly with the TALL stack <br>
> (Tailwind, Laravel, Livewire, Alpine), FilamentPHP, and a bit of React.<br>
> <br>
> I'm also the lead developer of Cosmolab <br>
> (<a href="https://cosmolab.faselunare.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://cosmolab.faselunare.com</a> <<a href="https://cosmolab.faselunare.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://cosmolab.faselunare.com</a>>), <br>
> where I primarily work in C++ developing embedded audio applications <br>
> such as synthesizers, effects, MIDI tools, and Eurorack modules.<br>
> <br>
> At the moment I'm using Cursor in Auto mode (€20/month) plus <br>
> usage-based tokens, which usually costs me somewhere between €100 and <br>
> €300 per month. It works extremely well, but I'd like to try Qwen or <br>
> Kimi to see if I can achieve similar results while reducing costs.<br>
> <br>
> I've also spent some time trying GitHub Copilot. I quickly burned <br>
> through all of the free credits just trying to get it to understand <br>
> one of my Laravel web projects, but I never managed to reach the same <br>
> level of context awareness that Cursor provides. It simply couldn't <br>
> build a solid understanding of the codebase.<br>
> <br>
> For Cosmolab, everything is extensively documented for both humans and <br>
> AI. I have around ten well-structured C++ example projects that cover <br>
> virtually every feature of the board. When these examples and the <br>
> documentation are included in the workspace, Cursor understands my <br>
> prompts very well and is able to generate fully functional <br>
> synthesizers, effects, MIDI applications, and other embedded audio <br>
> projects with very little guidance.<br>
> <br>
> I'm curious to know whether Qwen or Kimi can provide a similar level <br>
> of understanding and code generation for this kind of workflow. Has <br>
> anyone here successfully replaced Cursor with either of them for <br>
> medium-to-large codebases?<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> Il giorno lun 27 lug 2026 alle ore 01:27 Jean-Pierre Desrochers via <br>
> Synth-diy <<a href="mailto:synth-diy@synth-diy.org" target="_blank">synth-diy@synth-diy.org</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:synth-diy@synth-diy.org" target="_blank">synth-diy@synth-diy.org</a>>> <br>
> ha<br>
> scritto:<br>
> <br>
> In fact I’d ask the AI to do a ‘Wordpress’ web site structure of<br>
> what I need..____<br>
> <br>
> Easier to debug or add things afterward..____<br>
> <br>
> Good idea ?____<br>
> <br>
> __ __<br>
> <br>
> On Sun, 26 Jul 2026 at 14:56, Jean-Pierre Desrochers via Synth-diy<br>
> <<a href="mailto:synth-diy@synth-diy.org" target="_blank">synth-diy@synth-diy.org</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:synth-diy@synth-diy.org" target="_blank">synth-diy@synth-diy.org</a>>> <br>
> wrote:____<br>
> <br>
> Best Web site AI code generation ??<br>
> <br>
> I heard about CODEX ?<br>
> Is-it ?<br>
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