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Has anyone tried using Aider with a non-Python stack? How did it go?

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Hey everyone! 👋 I've been learning about Aider and it looks amazing for Python projects. But my current work involves a lot of JavaScript/TypeScript (Node.js backend, React frontend) and some Go microservices.

I'm really curious if anyone here has used Aider with a stack like that. My main questions are:

* Did it handle the non-Python code well, or did it get confused?
* Were there any specific tricks or prompts you had to use to get good results?
* Did you run into issues with package.json, Dockerfiles, or YAML configs?

I tried a super simple test on a `Dockerfile` and it seemed okay:

```dockerfile
# I asked: "Make this use a more specific node version"
FROM node:latest

CMD ["node", "server.js"]
```

And it changed it to `FROM node:18-alpine`. That's promising!

But I'm worried about jumping into a bigger, mixed-codebase refactor. Any stories or advice would be super helpful for a beginner like me. Thanks in advance to anyone who shares their experience!



   
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