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[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 hours ago (3 children)

If you're having to do repetitive shit, you might reconsider your approach.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago

I've tried this, to convert a large json file to simplified yaml. It was riddled with hallucinations and mistakes even for this simple, deterministic, verifiable task.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Depending on the situation, repetitive shit might be unavoidable

Usually you can solve the issue by using regex, but regex can be difficult to work with as well

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 hours ago

Skill issue...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago

Nah, I'm good the way I do things. I have a good pace that has been working out very well for me :)