2:47 AM. Phone vibrating...
I turned on the screen expecting a notification, but instead saw a strange video, filmed as if through an old VHS tape. A person on screen spoke quietly, almost in a whisper: "If everything has consciousness... even a brick... even this table... then where do I end?"
This was two days after a black cat had wreaked havoc in our kitchen. And an hour after I'd deleted all the text of a song for the hundredth time—a song I was trying to write about that incident.
Creative Agony and AI Helplessness
I wanted to write a song about that morning—about the cat-bandit, about my rage, about the strange insight that came later. But the words wouldn't come. I turned to AI:
"Write a song about a cat that made a mess in the kitchen"
The results were predictably awful—cliché rhymes, flat emotions, none of the drama that lived in my head.
So I tried something different: instead of asking, I let the AI ask me.
Birth of the Interviewer: Socrates in the World of AI
Instead of generating text, the AI started asking questions:
"Describe the moment you saw the mess. What did you feel physically?"
A sore jaw, teeth turning into nails
"And what came after the anger?"
Emptiness. Understanding that the cat, like me, needs time to come to itself
"How did your perception change when the emotions subsided?"
I began to hear the quiet sighs of life around me
It was an interview in the spirit of Socrates—the method of thesis (anger), antithesis (understanding), and synthesis (new vision). After 20 minutes of dialogue, I didn't just have a song—I had dramaturgy.
[Verse 1]
Every morning—the same thing:
the pain of waking up,
emptiness in the eyes in the mirror,
kitchen, radio from the phone,
vomitous news.
Everything as usual.
But this morning
the cat-bandit overturned everything—
cutlets, trash across the kitchen,
paw prints on the table.
[Chorus]
Jaw aching with rage,
teeth becoming nails.
Swearing, through the windows—my wife laughs,
and me—in response,
only grinding,
only grinding.
[Verse 2]
When the cat was leaving,
its belly pulled downward,
dragging.
He, like me,
needs time—
to come to himself,
to wake up,
to start hunting anew.
[Chorus]
Every cat
has its own warmed island.
A cat is at home everywhere,
and when he's driven away—
he doesn't understand,
it's strange to him:
what the hell?
[Bridge]
When rudeness passes
and stops breaking others' ... ,
when I pass carefully—
the breath of life opens to me,
and I begin to hear
its quiet sighs.
[Verse 3 / Outro]
The cat sat on an island of warmth,
and quietly hoped,
that someday
I would understand this.
Tell me, my cat,
would your dance have happened,
if the shouts that morning
had caught up with you?
Would there have been time
for this tear,
for this smile—
when you dance,
and I.
From Song to Code: The Insight
Suddenly I understood: the problem isn't with AI, but with how we communicate with it. We throw vague ideas and expect masterpieces. But AI, like any interlocutor, needs structure, direction, the right questions.
And if this method works for creativity, why not apply it to development?
Code Prompt Alchemist: An Interviewer for Your Code
Thus Code Prompt Alchemist was born—a tool that turns vague technical ideas into perfect specifications through structured interviewing.
How it works:
Old approach (3 hours):
Idea → Bad prompt → Messy code → Clarifications → More code → Frustration
New approach (20 minutes):
Idea → AI interview → Structured spec → Working code from the first attempt
The magic of two modes:
- Interview mode — AI becomes your technical co-pilot, asks clarifying questions, helps refine requirements
- Standard mode — Generates specifications from ready components
Technical Magic Behind a Simple Interface
Under the hood—pure elegance:
- Single HTML file, no dependencies
- LocalStorage for progress saving
- Vanilla JS — works everywhere, always
- Preset libraries for quick start
Philosophy Forged at 2:47 AM
That nighttime video about panpsychism turned out to be prophetic. Everything has "consciousness"—in the sense that everything contains hidden structure, potential logic, internal organization.
- A vague idea — is like unprocessed marble where a statue already lives
- AI — is not a magician, but a carver who needs to see the contours
- The right questions — are tools that release form from chaos
Try It Yourself—It Will Change Your Workflow
Don't believe you can save 87% of time? Try it:
- Download Code Prompt Alchemist
- Describe any of your program ideas
- Enable interview mode
- Let the AI ask you the right questions
You'll be surprised how clear your "vague ideas" actually are—they just needed the right way to manifest.
Epilogue
For that cat, and for me too, my confusion became an opportunity—time for dialogue appeared. For me—to read his constant race for satiety and struggle with cold. For him—to read my understanding. And this suddenly gave birth to the joy of recognition. The cat unexpectedly arched its back and began producing light, graceful movements, showing how beautiful it could be.
Our problem, the problem of our time, is the eternal race of thoughts—quick and unconsidered. My father told me: "Vlad, never become a worshipper of first thoughts. They are merely butlers. Being a butler—a job no worse than others, but their job is to open the door for you and politely invite you into the building. But the true guests—they're inside: the second and third thoughts in line."
So, the true dance of thought begins if you don't answer immediately, but after reflection. This program offers exactly that.
P.S. The cat now has permanent residence and even sometimes gets treats. His dance continues, but now I see in it not chaos, but the grace of understanding.
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