Aider is an AI pair programming tool that runs directly in your terminal, helping developers build new projects or extend existing codebases faster and more confidently. It works alongside you like a coding partner, using powerful large language models to understand your code and implement precise changes. Aider creates a structured map of your entire repository, allowing it to handle large and complex projects effectively. It supports over 100 programming languages, making it flexible for...
While coding with AI assist, I noticed bigger projects need something more rigid as context so the AI coder doesn't stray away when I try to add new features. You know, to keeps its memory fresh and not change the stuff that already works.
The trick is to ask the AI to write a diagram in Mermaid.js format that solidifies the structure of the project and then use that as context to keep the AI reminded at all times what the project is as a whole. This will prevent it from changing things...