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"negative at worst when it introduces hard-to-pinpoint bugs" - this is actually very true. I've had it recreate patterns _partially_, and paste in the wrong thing in a place that was very hard to discern.

It probably saved me 40 mins, then proceeded to waste 2 hours of me hunting for that issue. I'm probably at the break-even on the whole. The ultimate promise is very compelling, but my current use isn't particularly amazing. I do use a niche language though, so I'm outside the global optima.

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LeftHandPath1y ago

Exactly! I expect that some are able to put it to good use. I am not one of those people.

My experiences with ChatGPT and Gemini have included lots of confident but wrong answers, eg “What castle was built at the highest altitude”. Thats what gives me pause.

Gemini spits out a great 2D A* implementation no problem. That is awesome. Actually, contrary to my original comment, I probably will use AI for that sort of thing going forward.

Despite that, I don’t want it in my IDE. Maybe I’m just a bit of a Luddite.

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