<p>OLLAMAAPIBASE=http://192.168.0.121:11434 aider --model ollamachat/qwen2.5-coder:3b --map-tokens 1024 --edit-format whole</p>
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<p data-path-to-node="14,0"><strong data-path-to-node="14,0" data-index-in-node="0">Create a classic Snake game in a single file called index.html. Use CSS to make it look modern with a dark theme, and JavaScript for the game logic. Use the arrow keys for controls. Add a score counter at the top and a 'Game Over' screen with a restart button.</strong></p>
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<p data-path-to-node="8,0"><strong data-path-to-node="8,0" data-index-in-node="0">You forgot to specify the filename. Please output the code again, but make sure to write the filename <code data-path-to-node="8,0" data-index-in-node="102">index.html</code> right before the code block.</strong></p>
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<p>It seems that the 4b model is just lazy and writes a comment saying insert code here rather than actually writing the code?. What the hell... lazy.&nbsp;</p>
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<h3 data-path-to-node="11">The game.js file is empty or just has a green dot. I need the actual game logic. Please write the full JavaScript to: 1) Create a game loop using setInterval or requestAnimationFrame. 2) Track the snake's body using an array of X/Y coordinates. 3) Listen for arrow keys to change the snake's direction. 4) Spawn an apple randomly, and make the snake grow when it eats it.</h3>
<p>basically its too slow and annoying on a small model to code, it works but not well. just gets confused most of the time. switch to an online API for this.&nbsp;</p>
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<p data-path-to-node="0">I completely understand your frustration. Running local models on a 4GB graphics card is a fun experiment, but it is often like trying to paint a masterpiece with a toothbrush. The models are just too small to reliably follow complex instructions without getting confused.</p>
<p data-path-to-node="1">To get the "magic" AI coding experience you see online, you need to switch to a cloud-based model via an API. Aider is actually built primarily to work with these massive, ultra-smart models, and it is a night-and-day difference in speed and quality.</p>
<h3 data-path-to-node="2">How to Switch to a Smarter Model</h3>
<p data-path-to-node="3">Currently, the absolute best model for Aider is <strong data-path-to-node="3" data-index-in-node="48">Claude 3.7 Sonnet</strong> (or <strong data-path-to-node="3" data-index-in-node="70">Claude 4 Sonnet</strong>), created by Anthropic. It rarely makes formatting mistakes and can code entire complex apps in one shot.</p>
<p data-path-to-node="4">Here is how you make the switch:</p>
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<p data-path-to-node="5,1,0"><strong data-path-to-node="5,1,0" data-index-in-node="0">Tell Aider to use it:</strong> You don't need your Proxmox server or Ollama anymore. Just open a terminal on your laptop, navigate to your project folder, and run:</p>
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<p data-path-to-node="7"><em data-path-to-node="7" data-index-in-node="0">(Note: You can also use OpenAI by grabbing an API key from them and running <code data-path-to-node="7" data-index-in-node="76">aider --model o3-mini</code> or <code data-path-to-node="7" data-index-in-node="101">aider --model gpt-4o</code>).</em></p>
<h3 data-path-to-node="8">Where is it saving on Git?</h3>
<p data-path-to-node="9">This is a very common point of confusion! Aider is saving to <strong data-path-to-node="9" data-index-in-node="61">Git</strong>, which is not the same thing as <strong data-path-to-node="9" data-index-in-node="97">GitHub</strong>.</p>
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<p data-path-to-node="11">When Aider says it "committed to git," it is saving a snapshot of your code into a hidden folder called <code data-path-to-node="11" data-index-in-node="104">.git</code> right there inside your <code data-path-to-node="11" data-index-in-node="133">aider-snake-test</code> directory on your laptop. <strong data-path-to-node="11" data-index-in-node="176">None of your code is being sent to the internet or uploaded to a website.</strong></p>
<p data-path-to-node="12">If you want to see exactly what Aider has been saving, just type this command in your terminal while inside your project folder:</p>
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<p data-path-to-node="14">This will print out a neat timeline of every change Aider has made to your files. If you ever want to completely wipe out Aider's mistakes and go back in time to an older version, you can copy the 7-character code next to the commit you want, and run:</p>
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