Alex Seifert • 8/18/2025

Python Scripts for Making Fun of Old C++ Code

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The author recounts a conversation with their retired programmer father about using AI to refactor old C++ code. Inspired, they used GitHub Copilot to generate Python scripts that recursively parse C++ projects and output humorous, insulting comments about antiquated coding styles. The article compares scripts generated by Claude Sonnet 4 and GPT-5, discussing the AI's coding capabilities and sense of humor, and includes links to the untested scripts on GitHub.

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