Re:62% of code generated by GPT-4 contains API misuses
by Retric on Sunday August 27, 2023 @08:59PM
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I get where you’re coming from. However it’s easy to fall into the generalist trap where muddling through works well enough that you never spend the time to actually learn anything. It’s risky to really lean the details of a web framework which you may only use for a single 6 month project.
However, there’s a few things like SQL and JavaScrip that are likely to stick around mostly unchanged for your entire career. The risks are therefore much lower.
IMO, a reasonable heuristic is spend around 10% of the time you expect to work on technology in the next year actually learning the fundamentals until you feel comfortable. Often what looks like a major time sink goes away when you stop fumbling around.
However, there’s a few things like SQL and JavaScrip that are likely to stick around mostly unchanged for your entire career. The risks are therefore much lower.
IMO, a reasonable heuristic is spend around 10% of the time you expect to work on technology in the next year actually learning the fundamentals until you feel comfortable. Often what looks like a major time sink goes away when you stop fumbling around.