[sdiy] Best Web site AI code generation ?? CODEX ?

[Peter Pearson]

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.

On Mon, Jul 27, 2026 at 8:59 AM Jean-Pierre Desrochers via Synth-diy <
synth-diy at synth-diy.org> wrote:

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