Automating Dev in an Empty Repo Hourly with GPT 5.5
JewelerBeautiful1774 · reddit · 2026-07-08
The author handed an empty GitHub repository over to GPT 5.5, tasking it with autonomously reviewing progress, planning next steps, writing code, running tests, and committing changes every hour. The very first commit included a roadmap, changelog, status file, and decision logs, effectively acting as a "project manager." With the entire process public, the author is curious whether it will evolve into a useful tool or just a pile of README updates after a month.
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