AI is helping developers pull pranks and gags but will it replace us?
Tags: glitch, javascript, chatgpt, ai
Published: 2023-04-14 21:32:39

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title: AI is helping developers pull pranks and gags but will it replace us?
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description: Here's the Glitch Monthly Newsletter for April 2023, sharing the latest and greatest the friendliest community of coders have created!
tags: glitch, javascript, chatgpt, ai
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*Happy April!* As I’m writing this, the sun is out and it really feels like spring outside. It’s often this time of year when my brain gets out of winter hibernation and is hungry to make something fun, so I’ve been thinking a lot about online communities and how they help their members get inspired during these moments. [I’d love to hear your own online community experiences](https://support.glitch.com/t/question-for-the-community-about-communities/61602) as we explore how to help you all get inspired through improved discovery and connections.

The inspiration doesn’t have to wait for our work, though. Keep scrolling to check out the creative apps, blog posts and conversations the Glitch community brought over the past month.

See you on [glitch.com](https://glitch.com)!
Jenn, Director of Community 👽

P.S.  I want to give a shout out to Joe Gaffey who replied to last month’s newsletter sharing [their exploration of building a simple 3D model editor](https://joegaffey.com/posts/#2023/3/5/3table-intro) using Glitch. Try out https://3table.glitch.me/ now!


![Screenshot of ~fractious showing generative green on blue fractals](https://cdn.glitch.global/c5816de0-a11c-424f-8adb-6f7ececc1213/fractious.png?v=1681166525783)

### On the blogs ✍️

In case you missed it on [the Glitch Blog](https://blog.glitch.com/)...

* Check out [Last Month on Glitch](https://blog.glitch.com/post/last-month-on-glitch-the-march-2023-edition) to see some of the excellent apps you made in March, including all the ingredients for a delicious meal: sushi beans, AI-generated maps, dreamy fractals, and more.
* [Anil wrote about our point of view on AI and code](https://blog.glitch.com/post/yes-code-coding-with-ai) and how we’re excited to see how the community is using Glitch to experiment with AI. 
* If you missed last month’s newsletter, you can [check it out here on dev.to](https://dev.to/glitch/theres-a-killer-new-guide-to-building-for-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-40i0)! 


Here are some blog posts from the community that we loved!

* On the Fastly dev.to, Hannah asked [the fediverse community about Mastodon’s growth](https://dev.to/fastly/mastodon-has-10-million-users-ieo) as it hit 10 million users and what it needs to keep growing - or for some folks, not grow!
* CapGemini’s Applied Innovation Exchange [used Glitch and AI](https://blog.appliedinnovationexchange.com/our-ai-fooled-you-8f10e23029b2) for an April Fools’ joke. 
* On the topic of AI, Clive Thompson [used Glitch in his ChatGPT journey](https://betterprogramming.pub/why-chatgpt-wont-replace-coders-just-yet-87487a9dda4e) - do you think it will replace coders? 
* Learn about service workers in Sai [Charan Seri’s explainer](https://medium.com/@seri0009/service-workers-1bcd9f98cea9).
* Maps Mania [used AI to map every state](https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2023/03/ai-states.html) using one word to describe them - what word does it use to yours? 


**Have you written about your Glitch apps on a blog, a conference talk…anywhere! Let us know and we’ll feature it in the next newsletter!**

![stock image of two people on their computers and a screenshot of the Glitch forum is pasted above one of the screens](https://cdn.glitch.global/c5816de0-a11c-424f-8adb-6f7ececc1213/forum-banner.png?v=1675363530806)

### On the forum 📣

Check out what the Glitch community is sharing and discussing:

* Fresh from The Gallery: [@WillMcCrudden made a mail-forwarding service](https://support.glitch.com/t/mailee-a-mail-forwarding-service/61171) inspired by @tiagorangel’s [~authflow](https://authflow.glitch.me/) project and [@wh0 continues their epic journey](https://support.glitch.com/t/actually-building-nix-packages-on-glitch/61143) of using Glitch to build Nix packages.
* I mentioned up top that I want to hear about your favorite communities. While you’re there, why not also share your hopes and dreams and feedback [around searching apps on Glitch](https://support.glitch.com/t/were-updating-glitch-search-community-feedback-suggestions)!
* Join us in [the latest Community Open Thread](https://support.glitch.com/t/community-open-thread-21-april-7-2023/61733) - guess what my lucky number is before you click and let me know how incorrect you were!

The [Glitch Community Forum](https://support.glitch.com/) is the best way to ask the community for help, share what you’re making, exchange friendly banter and get to know your fellow friendly Glitch creators. See you there! 😎

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