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[AI] Minimal expenses splitting software (codeberg.org)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Svinhufvud@sopuli.xyz to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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So, let's try the newly proposed AI tag. If this post is not your cup of tea, I get it.

This is Euros, a minimal expenses splitting software written in Go. The code has been generated in it's entirety with an LLM, as I am not a software developer, just a self hoster.

Motivation

I generated this because I needed an authless, low barrier-to-entry expenses splitting software for my friend groups, similar to Spliit.

I asked for Spliit replacement recommendations here a couple of moths ago, but I didn't find one that would work entirely authelssly and which would allow negative entries, like Spliit does. As you might know, Spliit is unmaintained at the moment, and it already has some CVEs, which discouraged me from using it anymore.

Euros

With this in mind, Euros was made super minimal: just Go with one dependency, sqlite. The UI is just HTML and CSS. The license is AGPLv3-or-later.

The container image offered in the repo is both rootless and distroless, meaning there is no shell, package manager etc. inside the container, and also that the user running the binary is un-privileged.

I've been running this now for a couple of weeks, and I am quite happy with how this turned out. I consider the software to be feature complete, i.e. what you see now is what you'll get. I'll just keep bumping the major Go and major sqlite version up as they drop.

So, if you need an even simpler Spliit, you might like this.

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[–] vegetaaaaaaa@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I wish more people understood this.

Do I use LLMs to write software for my personal use? Sure. I still try to build it in an "incremental" way the same way I would write software manually so I don't get 10k SLOC written in a week, but at some point, even reviewing 100 LOC changes takes time, so I just take a cursory look at the diff, yolo-merge-and-run to test it. It's not critical. This is fine. I'm just exploring the problem domain and solutions.

But would I go as far as sharing it, making a damn git repo and advertising it on Lemmy? Fuck no. This is unreliable, inscrutable slopware tailored for my own use. Anyone with a local LLM or a 20 euro claude/codex/z.ai subscription can do the same thing in a few minutes of work a day.

A single 10-line patch/contribution to a human-written project, with contributors who understand the code, or even a well-curated comment in a bug tracker that helps devs debug an issue or clearly expresses a need, has more value for the community than 50 vibe-coded projects.

I didn’t find one that would work entirely authelssly and which would allow negative entries

Have you considered filing feature requests for these on existing, well-maintained projects?

Yes, even writing a proper issue report probably entails more work and brainstorming than prompting your way to a shitty solution. No offense meant, I do it as well. I know using a LLM and pumping out a working solution to a complex problem in a week gives a feeling of euphoria and power; this wouldn't have been possible at all a few years ago. But there is absolutely no value in proactively sharing and advertising it.

I appreciate OP being transparent about it though.