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Re:Tell HN: To be honest.. GPT copilots aren't that great fo... by b20000 on Wednesday February 21, 2024 @11:20PM (#39463225)
what is the cost of analyzing the proposed solution and fixing it so it does what you want and how does that compare to not using AI and writing the code yourself?
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Re:Tell HN: To be honest.. GPT copilots aren't that great fo... by Smeevy on Thursday February 22, 2024 @08:52AM (#39467044)
That's an excellent question. I'm typically able to stay focused on a task in spite of distractions, but working with generated nonsense while coding something new has derailed me quite a few times.

The novelty has definitely worn off for me, at least.

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