Dump a Code Repository as a Text File, For Easier Sharing with Chatbots

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Dump A Code Repository As A Text File, For Easier Sharing With Chatbots

Some LLMs (Large Language Models) can act as useful programming assistants when provided with a project’s source code, but experimenting with this can get a little tricky if the chatbot has n…

Another reason to hate #Microsoft. I took data from a colleague's #Powerpoint slide to put into a #LaTeX document. When I processed my file I kept getting errors and I couldn't see anything with #Emacs that was wrong with the file. It turns out that the original file contained a #zero-width #Unicode character which I couldn't see! The solution was to us od -c | less to spot anything untoward in my #TeX source #TextFile. There it was and it was in many places and I had to find the locations, and replace the characters either side to be sure that the invisible character was deleted. What a waste of time.