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6 curated public examples in Code & software

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Code & software

Iterate on a tolerant XML parser

Ronacher published a tolerant XML parser after earlier parsing approaches failed. He describes directing the initial implementation, reviewing it, requesting further fixes and an extensive test suite, and releasing the resulting library.

Published byArmin Ronacher

Curated public exampleCode

Code & software

Expose clipboard formats before debugging paste

Willison built a browser clipboard viewer while investigating rich-text paste. His public write-up links the code and conversation; the conversation shows requests to display available formats and then make long output easier to inspect.

Published bySimon Willison

Curated public exampleNotebook

Code & software

Check the expected values in generated tests

OpenAI publishes a multi-step test-writing notebook with a concrete Pig Latin function and generated pytest cases. Several printed expected values conflict with the function, making this a worked example of why generated tests themselves need review.

Published byOpenAI Cookbook

Curated public exampleCode

Code & software

Use a known-good compiler to isolate failures

Carlini describes supervising parallel Claude agents building a C compiler. When agents collided on Linux build failures, he introduced comparisons with GCC and tighter regression checks to isolate faults and divide the remaining work.

Published byAnthropic / Nicholas Carlini

Curated public exampleReport

Code & software

Separate a code solution from its edit format

Aider published code-editing benchmark results for an architect model that describes a solution and an editor model that converts it into file changes. The report compares paired configurations with solo baselines and discusses latency tradeoffs.

Published byAider

Curated public exampleCode

Code & software

Show the model a packaging pattern once

Willison published Python utilities made with a Claude Project configured to include inline dependencies. His HTML-to-text server example includes the prompt, generated source and conversation, showing how a short implementation pattern shaped a concrete deliverable.

Published bySimon Willison

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