Hi All,
Last week @mhowlett @DJJones and I discussed fine tuning an open source coding model that devs can use to build plugins on BrainDrive.
This is in the idea stage right now while we work on other projects but posting the recording and summary here for future reference.
Ideas welcome as always. Just hit the reply button.
Thanks
Dave
Video recording of discussion:
AI Powered Summary:
This discussion explores the future possibility of creating a specialized AI coding assistant, fine-tuned specifically to help developers build on the Brain Drive platform. The goal is to provide an open-source equivalent to tools like Claude Code that has expert knowledge of Brain Drive’s unique architecture.
Key points from the conversation include:
- The Vision: The aim is to create an AI assistant that developers can interact with to get expert help, much like “talking to Dave” (Brain Drive’s lead developer). This tool would dramatically speed up the development process by providing instant, accurate answers to platform-specific questions.
- The Approach: The plan is to take a powerful, existing open-source coding model, potentially one already specialized in React, and then fine-tune it using Brain Drive’s entire codebase, all technical documentation, and the newly created Service Bridge code examples.
- The Benefit: A developer could ask the AI complex questions like, “What is the correct way to implement the lifecycle manager for my new plugin?” and receive a precise, context-aware answer based on Brain Drive’s specific rules and architecture. This would significantly lower the learning curve for new developers.
- Next Steps: While this is a future project, developer Matt Howlett noted the main challenge would be formatting the codebase and documentation into an effective training dataset. He expressed enthusiasm for tackling this challenge when the time comes.