Re:Code speaks louder than design docs
by ChrisMarshallNY on Sunday December 15, 2024 @09:04PM
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I agree. I have used it for just that.
Re:Code speaks louder than design docs
by pclmulqdq on Monday December 16, 2024 @09:06AM
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I apologize, but GPT4 is absolutely not good at doing that. It is good at adding filler words and a self-important writing style, but if what you have can be expressed in a bullet list, it will not be better expressed by adding fluff and puffery. I can see it being a big aid if you don't know English very well and need it to correct your grammar and word choice, but not much beyond that.
Re:Code speaks louder than design docs
by PittleyDunkin on Monday December 16, 2024 @12:46PM
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> It is good at adding filler words and a self-important writing style
That's what they said—design prose!
It's not adding fluff, it's expanding it to improve the readability.
If it just added word fluff, it would be useless.
What I do is write an intro paragraph into the context. Sometimes if I have a few lines of code, I'll paste that too.
Then, paste my very terse bullets, then ask it:
"Concisely expand the following bullets for readability"
You still have to read it back and triple check it, as you would your own work, but you don't need all the time it takes to extensively expand it from draft.
Also, which it is in context it's quite good at documenting what needs to be done to test it.