OpenAI is shockingly good at unminifying code
I thought the block with the running ASCII art looked cool, but I couldn't quite figure out how it was implemented, so I started looking at the source code.
Usually, I would just powerthrough reading the minimized code to understand the implementation (or look for a .map file to restore the original code). However, I realized that I never tried asking ChatGPT to do it for me... So I copied all of the above code and asked ChatGPT to "explain the code". Here is the response:
The provided code is quite complex, but I'll break it down into a more understandable format, explaining its different parts and their functionalities.
The code defines several functions and components using JavaScript, specifically in the context of a React application. It deals with generating some dynamic text content, presumably ASCII art or some kind of visual effect using characters from a predefined set. Additionally, it includes utility functions for event handling, performance timing, and HTML content conversion.
I followed up asking to "implement equivalent code in TypeScript and make it human readable" and got the following response:
