gpt-engineer
CLI platform to experiment with codegen. Precursor to: https://lovable.dev
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What it is
CLI platform to experiment with codegen. Precursor to: https://lovable.dev
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This week on Hacker News
Nov 8–Nov 15 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/15/2026, 5:05:26 PM UTC.
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Observed mentions: 2023-06-12 13:19:24 UTC to 2026-08-21 11:22:51 UTC.
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| Period | Start (UTC) | End (exclusive, UTC) | Mentions | Submissions | Comments |
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| 2023 | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 16 | 14 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 (partial) | 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 1 | 1 |
What Hacker News says
16 sourcesAsk HN: How can ChatGPT be effectively utilized in the work
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GPT-Engineer – Specify what you want it to build, clarify, and the AI builds it
4 points · Open discussionGPT Engineer - Specify what you want to build, and the AI will build it
2 points · Open discussionShow HN: gpt-engineer – platform for devs to tinker with AI programming tools
GPT Engineer: Specify what you want to build, AI clarifies, and then builds
3 points · Open discussionGPT Engineer can generate entire code bases based on a prompt
4 points · Open discussionGPT-engineer: Specify what you want to build, clarify, then the AI builds it
3 points · Open discussionGPT Engineer – Build entire applications with GPT
1 points · Open discussionSpecify what you want it to build, the AI asks for clarification, and builds it
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