Modernize a learning repo and open the first PR
A tutorial author had Devin bump dependencies, add lint rules and scripts, and open a PR on an exercises repo, with later parts planning a UI and feature PRs.
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- What they did
- Marie Fayard connected Devin to her old fp-ts-exercises repo, limiting access to that one repo. She ran the prompt through Devin's Analyze prompt feature and asked for dependency updates, a Mocha-to-Vitest migration, and a PR. Devin proposed a plan and she confirmed it. Mid-run she asked for lint and TypeScript-check scripts, and Devin added them. It then opened a PR, and she fixed the broken scripts herself.
- How it went
- The PR arrived within minutes with an accurate description, and Devin also tested extra exercises. The lint and compile scripts failed because package.json lacked type:module, which took the author about 7 minutes to fix. The session used 1.7 ACUs, about $3.83.
- Worth knowing
- The Plans page showed a stale ACU balance for about 18 hours, so use the Usage & Limits page. Terminate or sleep the session when done.
Try it yourself with Devin
Modernize my learning repo at [repo URL]: update outdated dependencies, add lint rules and helpful npm or build scripts, and make sure everything still runs. Open one pull request with a clear description of each change and how to run the project. Don't merge, and don't start on new features until I've reviewed it.
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