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Mitchell Hashimoto shares his AI-assisted workflow for building Ghostty terminal, revealing practical techniques like using OpenAI's o3 for planning, saving plans as markdown for context, implementing a strict shipping policy to only merge understood code, using fill-in-the-blanks coding with TODOs, and performing final AI reviews before deployment. The approach emphasizes understanding over automation, treating AI-generated solutions as learning opportunities rather than blind acceptance.

How Experts Use AI: Mitchell Hashimoto

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I recently came across Mitchell Hashimoto's (the Ghostty creator) post about his AI usage and found it very useful. So, I extracted the main techniques he uses that'll help you improve your AI coding skills.

<p>I recently came across Mitchell Hashimoto's (the Ghostty creator) post about his AI usage and found it very useful. So, I extracted the main techniques he uses that'll help you improve your AI coding skills.</p>

<p>Thanks for sharing, it really helps a lot</p>
