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dcmake: a new CMake debugger UI

Chris Wellons · 7 Apr 2026 · nullprogram.com

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  1. This is just one of many situations I've used AI the past month for UI development, and it's been shockingly effective.
  2. This took some special care, in particular avoiding any C++ standard library I/O functionality. Current frontier AI cannot handle this detail on their own.