Re:New GitHub Copilot research finds 'downward pressure on c...
by ben_w on Friday February 02, 2024 @03:57PM
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> On what are you basing your thinking that ChatGPT is more likely than not to be suggesting best practices? (Real question, I'm curious!)
I phrased that part badly, you're not the only one to get that (unintended) meaning from my words; where I wrote:
> I've spent the last 14 years doing iOS professionally and therefore don't know what's considered best practice in browser-land
That was meant to convey my weakness rather than its strength. I can tell when ChatGPT makes a wild error, but that's all because I don't know JS best practices.
I myself also don't know what's considered best practice in Javascript generally (browser or server-side), even though I also have to write it occasionally -- but I wouldn't feel safe trusting that ChatGPT suggestions were likely to be model current best practices either.
On what are you basing your thinking that ChatGPT is more likely than not to be suggesting best practices? (Real question, I'm curious!)