Developer Builds SQL Function Producing ASCII Art

A developer recently experimented with AI to generate ASCII art inside Microsoft SQL Server, using SQL Prompt AI and Anthropic's Claude to produce a T-SQL function and wrapper that returns word-level ASCII art. They debugged CTE/subquery issues, tested handling of spaces, and published the code in an AIExperiments repo under an ASCII Art folder, calling it a fun but low-production exercise.
Key Points
- 1Created a T-SQL function and wrapper to generate ASCII-art words using SQL Prompt AI and Claude
- 2Exposed LLM limitations when handling multi-statement batches and invalid CTE placement errors
- 3Highlights learning value for developers, offering algorithmic practice despite low production usefulness
Scoring Rationale
Practical code experiment offers usable examples for practitioners, but it's niche and low-depth non-production work.
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