You may have heard about the requirement in the U.S. for most state and local governments’ web content to be WCAG 2.1 AA compliant by April 26th. This is a big lift, and our librarians have already been fretting about it for months now. But as I go about poking at Aider and o3, I… Continue reading Web accessibility: a supplementary approach
Category: aider
Getting started with Aider
Last night, I got Aider properly set up on my laptop, both in the terminal and in neovim. It is remarkable. I honestly see how people get into a lot of trouble with vibe coding using tools like this. It’s a world of difference from chatting with Claude.ai via the web, or using GitHub Copilot… Continue reading Getting started with Aider
Curious about Aider
Someone I rather respect (both as a programmer and as a librarian) recently described the period of time after he got properly set up with LLM-enhanced coding tools as “the most productive two weeks of my life.” In a fit of enthusiasm, he completed a ton of previously unfinished projects in very quick succession. Despite… Continue reading Curious about Aider
