I don’t usually share what I build. Most of it lives on Codeberg or Github as a glorified off-site backup. 3-2-1 and all that. If I nuke my drive, I can pull it back down. That’s the whole point for me.
A while back I mentioned Pimaps here, a few people asked to see it, so I posted it. Got dunked on for AI slop despite explicitly marking which parts were AI-assisted (documentation and review- flagged with AIP). Similar story with Cliparr. I get it - Lemmy hates AI in any capacity.
What does the community actually expect from devs when sharing a project? I’m not assuming everyone here is a professional dev - though I’d guess the overlap is significant - so I’m wondering where the bar sits.
Polish? Full handwritten codebase? Something else?
How much of the sausage making do you actually want to see?


From one autistic person to another, I’m going to make it extremely clear. The primary issue here is not that you used AI to write part of your project (although it is a legitimate source of concern for some). The issue, where you fucked up, is your response. You were unnecessarily rude, offensive, and confrontational in your initial reaction, and continued acting like that once people pointed it out after you asked.
Also, as a person with ASD myself: how dare you use your condition as an excuse for your behaviour. It’s fucking shameful, and that’s the most polite I’m willing to be about it.
You desperately want to make this personal? Fine.
How dare I? How dare you.
Where was I “rude?” Cite it or retract it.
Four times from you, unprompted:
[1] “you were a twat and the half”
[2] “don’t be a twat when you inevitably get pushback”
[3] “that’s just being a dick”
[4] “how dare you use your condition… It’s fucking shameful”
That’s your conduct. Here’s the catalyst - other commenters calling my project “slop machine” output and suggesting people could die from using it:
[1] “some slopper decided to remove all its data just after you leave cell coverage”
[2] “This just looks like Comaps ran through the slop machine”
[3] “Probably because OP is fluent in slop. Their job was done the moment the prompt was finished”
and on the Cliparr thread, someone likewise accusing that dev of similar, over having agents.md in their repo -
https://aussie.zone/post/37216287
I pushed back against those accusations first. Should I just smile politely?
You waded in later with name-calling.
You understand “twat” isn’t a throwaway word, right? And you think pushing back against “slop merchant” accusations constitutes “rudeness” warranting four separate insults?
Prove where I crossed the line. Otherwise stop calling me names and claiming moral high ground.