Re:Chat is a bad UI pattern for development tools
by 9rx on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @12:07PM
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> at times being deliberate with their words and at other times responding automatically.
Right. On one side you have programming language and on the other natural language.
They can intermingle, if that is what you are trying to say? You can see this even in traditional computer programming. One will often switch between deliberate expression and casual, natural expression (what often get called comments in that context).
An LLM can do increasingly well as a fly on the wall, but it’s common for people using an LLM to be less collaborative with an LLM and for them to expect the LLM to structure the conversation. Hence the suggestion to be careful in your prompting.