Building TMT Mirror Visualization with LLM

Creating a user interface that visualizes a real-world structure — like the Thirty Meter Telescope's mirror — might seem like a task that demands deep knowledge of geometry, D3.js, and SVG graphics. But with a Large Language Model (LLM) like Claude or ChatGPT, you don't need to know everything upfront. Unmesh Joshi describes how working with an LLM gave him a working prototype even when he's unfamiliar with the underlying tech. more…

Apr 30, 2025 - 15:04

Building TMT Mirror Visualization with LLM

Creating a user interface that visualizes a real-world structure — like the Thirty Meter Telescope's mirror — might seem like a task that demands deep knowledge of geometry, D3.js, and SVG graphics. But with a Large Language Model (LLM) like Claude or ChatGPT, you don't need to know everything upfront. Unmesh Joshi describes how working with an LLM gave him a working prototype even when he's unfamiliar with the underlying tech.

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