> I built it because I couldn't cast web video from my laptop to my TV: no Chromecast, no AirPlay.

Looks like Claude built it.

Claude helped me out for sure, i'm not a DLNA or FFMPEG beast, but i solved a problem I had and that's what matters. If it solved a problem you have, even better.

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haaz 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Yeah don't listen to HN dorks. Unless youve handwritten the code using Mayan virgin blood on papyrus scrolls they will complain.

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sgt 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

"Helped me build" usually means it was vibe coded AI slop.

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fortyseven 4 hours ago | parent [-]

Did the app work?

	▲	goda90 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		While I think responsible use of AI coding tools is possible, "working" is a low bar for software. Does it accomplish the intended function securely, performantly, with reasonable error handling?

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yard2010 12 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

You're absolutely right and let me be honest about the honest load-bearing smoking-gun you point at.

	▲	dimator 11 hours ago \| parent [-]
		That's the core tension — and you're right to call it out! Let me walk back my claims.

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simondotau 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I'm pretty sure it was built by a compiler, using libraries provided by Google and others. Until Claude can directly output machine code packaged for distribution, it's just another middleman between the source of intent (the human) and the final deliverable.

</sarcasm, mostly>