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Ignoring lemmyhate, are programmers really using AI to be more efficient? (sh.itjust.works)
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I've seen a few articles saying that instead of hating AI, the real quiet programmers young and old are loving it and have a renewed sense of purpose coding with llm helpers (this article was also hating on ed zitiron, which makes sense why it would).

Is this total bullshit? I have to admit, even though it makes me ill, I've used llms a few times to help me learn simple code syntax quickly (im and absolute noob who's wanted my whole life to learn code but cant grasp it very well). But yes, a lot of time its wrong.

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[–] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's decent at reviewing its own code, especially if you give it different lenses to look though.

"Analyze this code and look for security vulnerabilities." "Analyze this code and look for ways to reduce complexity."

And then.... think about the response like it's a random dude online reviewing your code. Lots of times it raises good issues but sometimes it tries too hard to find little shit that is at best a sidegrade.

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