Re:Can GPT-4 *Actually* Write Code?
by yodsanklai on Friday March 17, 2023 @10:26AM
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> 99% of the effort is NOT WRITING CODE
Writing code is still part of the job. In my company, I'd say it's still very roughly 50% of the job. If i can be a bit more efficient thanks to GPT, it's great. Actually, I already use it for writing simple things in language I'm not proficient with. Or how to improve a particular piece of code that I know can be rewritten in a more idiomatic way. It's not perfect, but I've found it useful.
It's not going to replace SWEs, but it's going to make us more productive.
Writing code is still part of the job. In my company, I'd say it's still very roughly 50% of the job. If i can be a bit more efficient thanks to GPT, it's great. Actually, I already use it for writing simple things in language I'm not proficient with. Or how to improve a particular piece of code that I know can be rewritten in a more idiomatic way. It's not perfect, but I've found it useful.
It's not going to replace SWEs, but it's going to make us more productive.