Show HN: I can't write Python. It works anyway

Posted by Wewoc 8 hours ago

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Read an article about analyzing Garmin data with AI. Sounded great — except I didn't want to send my health data to any cloud service.

So I asked Claude to write me 2-3 scripts and a dashboard. This escalated a bit. 30 days and 20$ later I have this:

A local-first Garmin archive with interactive HTML dashboards, Excel exports, weather and pollen context, AES-256 encrypted token storage, and a self-healing data pipeline with 515 automated tests. Windows desktop app, no terminal needed. Nothing leaves your machine.

I never wrote a line of Python. I understood the problems and made the architectural decisions. Claude wrote everything else.

GitHub: github.com/Wewoc/Garmin_Local_Archive

Comments

Comment by cyanydeez 52 seconds ago

We've entered the Chinese room https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_room and we'll soon wonder if we can't actually leave it (we never entered it).

Comment by haaz 3 hours ago

Nice. I’m looking for something like this for android connect as I have a few different wearables. Might have to build it myself like you did