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"Working with Gen AI" by Dandytoon (dandkim.com)

submitted 4 months ago by sag@lemm.ee to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[-] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 95 points 4 months ago

Yeah, in the time I describe the problem to the AI I could program it myself.

[-] MagicShel@programming.dev 12 points 4 months ago

I think there might be a lot of value in describing it to an AI, though. It takes a fair bit of clarity of thought to get something resembling what you actually want. You could use a junior or rubber duck instead, but the rubber duck doesn't make stupid assumptions to demonstrate gaps in your thought process, and a junior takes too long and gets demoralized when you have to constantly revise their instructions and iterate over their work.

Like the output might be garbage, but it might really help you write those stories.

[-] Distant_Foreground@lemm.ee 15 points 4 months ago

When I'm struggling with a problem it helps me to explain it to my dog. It's great for me to hear it out loud and if he's paying attention, I've got a needlessly learned dog!