Quick Talk
10 June 2026 by erwan
Using open data from IGN (french institute for geographical maps), I asked new Claude 5.0 to build a threejs powered landscape viewer. I downloaded data files from IGN (`.shp`/`.dbf` format) and let a custom processor convert to binary format as explained by Claude who did the job :
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Application Development
2 June 2026 by erwan
A Distraction-Free Book Editor for the Browser I wanted to write a book and started working on obsidian, very nice but I had two requirements So I asked Claude to create this browser based book editor with note capabilities. It’s named ChapterOs and can save/load your writing to/from your hard disk in html or md […]
18 May 2026 by erwan
Combine Free tiers services to create fast form submission from event posters : free database (supabase), free image storage (ImageKit), and free image recognition (Gemini), all orchestrated by Claude, this time on pro subscription. The idea is to create a few intertwinned components : Those components interact together via APIs Proactive security currently I have […]
29 April 2026 by erwan
in this new configurator I focus on instant project cost calculation. I need to say I see strong progress in AI’s ability to deliver good interface. In this case, the vertically divided layout was almost perfect , I just had to ask for fex additionnal corrections , like adding resize handle for side bar and […]
18 December 2025 by erwan
from oral traditions to AI reasoning in pre medieval times, irish monks spent their lives copying christian texts decorated with their own inspiration of the famous interlace designs, mix of calligraphy and color illustration, blended with rigourous text reproduction for transmission to future generations. That was a notable step from oral traditions to text based […]
29 November 2025 by erwan
AI answers are extensive and precise, but require long read. When choosing solutions, multi step questions answer process are more appropriate and can help either selling products or consulting sessions
20 August 2025 by erwan
Building a kitchen in a few steps is what I asked to BASE44 , new ai application maker htat created in 3 prompts a very nice kitchen designer desktop interface with configuration saver . Of course the R3F react based 3D rendering looks a bit sad but that would require a few hours of human […]
17 July 2025 by erwan
LovableAI combines both very efficient code generation, and node based application hosting. I’ve been building 3D configurators for years now for my local company, using three js and various javasacript frameworks, starting with Jquery in the the 2010s, then moving to more advanced reactive framework like Vue / Nuxt or React, in this case. for […]
21 June 2025 by erwan | Leave a Comment
I started this article in february 2025, with the main idea of reviewing AI services in the field of Excel like sheets processing for data transfer to online services that use mysql for instance. At this stage, I found and reviewed Julius AI which, as of february 2025, I found exceptionnally good at reading and […]
4 May 2025 by erwan | Leave a Comment
Now that AI can generate efficient and complex code from elaborate prompts, let’s go back to meaning : on a cloudy sunday morning I was thinking about revamping my website and was thinking of 3D illustrations. What more meaning full than the earth ? My favourite code, CLAUDE AI provided me with efficient way of […]
1 May 2025 by erwan | Leave a Comment
today twas easier to ask Gemini this time than search google. This script was generated by GEMINI 2.0 FLASH, after two prompts. I have to say it’s just what I needed first prompt : shellscript to uppercase filename (not extension) second prompt : all folder files. I didn’t bother to go further but you could […]
7 April 2025 by erwan | Leave a Comment
Playing with AI generation is showing massive improvement in 1. prompt understanding and 2. proper response. Demo of a single prompt javascript generated shoot them up game
2 April 2025 by erwan | Leave a Comment
switching back and forth from google search to gemini seems to bring the best fo both worlds. I asked Gemini to code a pure javascript accordion , it answered with alpine js code which is not too bad. Then a simple search query on google for “tailwind plus minus number alpine” led me to penguinui […]
26 November 2024 by erwan | Leave a Comment
Well, have you moved away from twitter ? me, not yet, I have opened a bluesky account, but still find extremely relevant info on twitter, especially reports of amazing apps built with AI. So, having a coming simple web design project to implement, I was trying a few things. Statamic, as a WordPress replacement, is […]
9 July 2024 by erwan | Leave a Comment
It took me 5 prompts to get a marquee text slider working continuously. Interesting, but what about power consumption ? here are the 5 prompts that finally generated what I need, a nice smooth continuous cycling text scroller.
16 February 2024 by erwan | Leave a Comment
We were surprised by the quality of still pictures generated by the likes of MidJourney and DALL-E, and that was only a few months ago. OpenAI, maker of the famous CHAT GPT, released videos generated by its new machine, baptised SORA. Live mammoths Results are just overwhelming : realistic animated photo movie quality scenes are […]
8 February 2024 by erwan | Leave a Comment
beyond the usual midjourney, chat gpt, stable diffusion, you find niche AI solutions that accomplish specific tasks. Source : TechCrunch AI section
how long does it take to get a serious algorithmic engineer to learn machine learning ? I would say a few years. From what I see as an AI outsider, LLM is only a subset of millions of available deep learning techniques. And within LLM, you find the transformer. but What is a transformer ? […]
18 January 2024 by erwan | Leave a Comment
in the 70s , the MAD acronym stood for Mutually Assured Destruction, a sign of times when nuclear weapons on both sides of antagonist empires of the COLD WAR where in numbers that guaranteed total destruction of life on the planet if fired together in reciprocal strikes. Today, the MAD Acronym resurfaces with a similar […]
2 January 2024 by erwan | Leave a Comment
Founded by Imran Chaudhri and Bethany Bongiorno, a couple of ex APPLE engineers, HUMANE is a new SANFRANCISCO company that markets AI PIN, a new device, mix of credit card and golf ball, supposed to replace your Iphone. Obviously a master of technology, the small 700$ object is a voice powered computer that has replaced […]
29 December 2023 by erwan | 1 Comment on A history of note taking
A new approach to knowledge management is emerging with new AI desktop applications like rewindAI, a silent program for Silicon Macs that records everything you do on your computer (browse, documents, and .. audio recordings !) and can give back with common language queries. While this sounds very intrusive, could also be a standard in […]
