Bootstrapped by AI

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I’ve been meaning to upgrade my personal website from Bootstrap 4 to Bootstrap 5, but I’ve not had the time. Recently, it occurred to me that this could be a fun way to test out AI coding. I installed Ampcode in my VS Code and asked it to help upgrade my Hugo static site to the newest Bootstrap.

It did a near perfect job. There were a few things I had to ask it to correct or address. I also had to provide a bit of knowledge on why some things it was trying didn’t work. But in general, I was able to get this done in minutes and for less than $1.

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