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 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.