The trick is to split the code into smaller parts.
This is how I code using ChatGPT:
- Have it analyze how to structure the program and then give me the code for the outline with not yet implemented methods and functions.
- Have it implement the methods and functions one by one with tests for each one.
- I copy the code and test for each method and function before moving on to the next one So that I always have working code.
- Despair because my code is working and I have no idea how it works and I have become a machine that just copies code without an original thought of my own.
This works pretty well for me as long as I don’t work with obscure frameworks or in large codebases.
Actually, that’s the trick when writing code in general, and also how unit tests help coding an application.
This is exactly how you forget coding.
I never copy code from chatgpt. It’s not my code and it probably doesn’t work. However it is great at making suggestions on how to tackle a problem or how to improve your code. Use ChatGPT like Stack Overflow, with instant replies.
This. I always use that example, ChatGPT is stack overflow or a very eager intern. Review and make test cases
Man, it’s great until it contently feeds you incorrect information. I’ve been burned far too many times at this point…
That’s why you should always verify the information with other sources. Just like information you get from any other website/person. It’s not any different.
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As an ex webdesigner/dev, Squarespace, Weebly and the like killed my income well before ChatGPT did.
I read that one, he literally described himself as mediocre programmer and is excited about gpt as a way for mediocre programmers to be competitive again. I’m sure he’s in for a really fun time when he has to find a bug in 12k lines of AI spaghetti he bolted together.
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I mean, maybe ChatGPT is better than him, specifically.
I just use it for snippets - “here’s my function, how would I go about changing x?” Or, “here’s my block of code, I’m getting this error, what am I missing?” (I know, I’m fine to share my code but not company code)
You can host a model locally with gpt4all. So using company code shouldn’t be a problem, since it wouldn’t leave your machine.