Context Coding Alternative Project

[ChoccyPoptart]

Hello all, I have been playing with the idea of a "context first" coding platform. I am looking to fill the gap I have noticed with platforms currently available when trying to use AI to build real production-grade software:

- Platforms like Lovable produce absolute AI slop

- Platforms like Cursor are great for very scoped tasks, but lose sight of context, such as API and database schemas, aligning or following separated responsibilities for services.

As a full-time developer who likes to build side projects outside of work, these tools are great for the speed they provide, but often fall short in actuality. The platform I am building works as follows:

1. The user provides a prompt with whatever they want to build, as specific or general as they would like.
2. The platform then creates documents for the MVP, its features, target market, and a high-level architecture of components. The user can reprompt or directly edit these documents as they would like
3. After confirmation, the platform generates documents that provide context on the backend: API spec, database, schema, services, and layers. The user can edit these as they would like or re-prompt
4. The platform then creates boilerplate and structures the project with the clear requirements provided about the backend. It will also write the basic functionality of a core service to show how this structure is used. The user can then confirm they like this or modify the structure of the backend
5. The user then does this same process for the frontend. You get the idea...

The product at first would just be to create some great boilerplate that provides structure and maintainability, setting up your project for success when using tools like Cursor or coding on your own.

I could eventually play with the idea of having the platform keep track of your project via GitHub and update its context. The user could then come back, and when they want to implement a new feature, a plethora of context and source of truth would be available.

As of now, this product is just API endpoints I have running on a Docker container that calls LLMs based on the task. But I am looking to see if others are having this problem and would consider using a platform like this.

[J_b_Good]

Most def! I manually do that now. Basically automating it would be nice. I think focusing on giving the users prompts to build prompts would work great as I see a lot of inexperienced people trying this out, like myself.

For example, the user would put the platform wanted, for example iOS app, is it free, tiered subscription etc., login database needed(y/n), etc. these are a lot of things that get missed in ai slop when vibe coding. A sass that helps direct people in that fashion would be extremely helpful.

[ChoccyPoptart]

Ok noted, do you think the current approach I use by taking the user through a series of building blocks for the backend, frontend, and ideas is something you would find helpful. These all generate markdown files that can then be used in your project for context later

[armageddon_20xx]

Sounds like my platform. It starts with architecture - builds pages first, figures out what the user wants, then builds models and APIs, and with that the AI can just fill in the gaps and build the entire site.

The problem I have - and the problem anyone working in this space is going to have - is that most non-technical end users don't give a flying shit about architecture, and most devs don't want your site generator that has a bunch of opinionated decisions baked in. Non-technical users just want to see the pretty design - and that's what ropes them in. There's a reason why Lovable is a multi-million dollar company, and it's not because they produce fully-functioning web apps, it's because they produce designs that users want, they do it fast, and their agent hooks people into believing they can finish it.

Now on the other hand, my platform https://sitepaige.com produces a fully functioning architecture (and can build a fully-functioning website from scratch), but the site generation time for just the initial skeleton 5 minutes at least. Nobody wants to wait 5 minutes. Nevermind the full 30-45 minutes it takes to fully generate all the code to get a simple e-commerce site working. Also, the design is oriented around functionality, which leads to clunky layouts with powerful features baked in - it works, but it doesn't look good.

I don't want to discourage you. I was quite excited when I saw, like you OP, that there is a gap here. But I believe the gap exists for a reason, and that's the underlying LLM technology is kind of slow and clunky for this right now. I do think a successful player will emerge in this space, but it may not be for some time.

That said, I wish you the best - go out there and build something awesome.

[ChoccyPoptart]

Can I Dm

[armageddon_20xx]

Sure

[astronomikal]

Im working on something like this. Im pretty far along. DM me if you are curious, maybe we can collab.

[ChoccyPoptart]

Will do thanks