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Re:AI assistants: The convenient crutch for new developers o... by minusf on Friday February 10, 2023 @12:36PM (#34742895)
how can you use a tool potentionally generating hidden bugs into its suggestions "correctly"? and/or legally ambigious output? these are not important for everyone, but they are to me..
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Re:AI assistants: The convenient crutch for new developers o... by fassssst on Friday February 10, 2023 @12:53PM (#34743093)
Write tests? The skill moves from remembering incantations to being able to define a clear spec in the form of prompts and tests. Basically, programming becomes more declarative.
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