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Re:Can LLMs write better code if you keep asking them to "wr... by dotancohen on Friday January 03, 2025 @10:25AM (#42586417) 

  > I've taken to asking it to "skip the mediocre nonsense and return the good solution on the first try".
Is that actually how you're prompting it? Does that actually give better results?
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Re:Can LLMs write better code if you keep asking them to "wr... by menacingly on Friday January 03, 2025 @01:48PM (#42588365)
stuff like this working is why you get odd situations like "don't hallucinate" actually producing fewer hallucinations. it's to me one of the most interesting things about llms
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