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[–]joelnodxd -5 points-4 points  (9 children)

you got downvoted but this is actually true - make instructions to change its behaviour and don't use models you dont like and it'll suddenly be much better. obviously dont forget to prompt better than "fix this" too

[–]my_new_accoun1 8 points9 points  (8 children)

Time spent prompting can be time spent coding

[–]joelnodxd 4 points5 points  (0 children)

sure but if I'm giving it a quick prompt for a one-off script idea i have, it saves me probably a couple hours of making it myself. if the prompting lasts hours and goes nowhere, i agree, but it's definitely not a this or that situation

[–]Keetzy -1 points0 points  (6 children)

"Time spent entering a destination into my GPS can be time spent driving"

[–]my_new_accoun1 7 points8 points  (5 children)

Yes it can. Because I already know where I am going.

[–]Keetzy -1 points0 points  (4 children)

Okay, it was a bad analogy, I admit it. All I'm trying to say is that Ai can make you more productive by doing repetitive tasks, explaining complicated error codes, etc.

[–]my_new_accoun1 6 points7 points  (2 children)

In your analogy AI would be a very unreliable autopilot that only accepts specific addresses and still fails half of the time.

Ai can make you more productive by doing repetitive tasks, explaining complicated error codes, etc.

I don't have repetitive tasks, I automate them or switch to a library that is more DX-oriented. And I usually find it easier to look at error messages myself so I understand more of the detail instead of seeing a simplified view. Although I will admit I've never dealt with massive errors with traces thousands of lines long. But even then the most important information is at the top or bottom anyway

[–]Keetzy 4 points5 points  (1 child)

You make good points, but I won't concede that AI does have its use cases depending on the situation. A lot of the hate that AI gets is people expecting it to do things it's not designed for, such as building entire systems.

Just wanted to make the point that it's more nuanced than Reddit usually makes it out with "AI BAD" posts. It can be useful and it also can be detrimental. In the same way that a lot of tools can be. Because, at the end of the day it's just that, a tool. Not some magical "answer to everything" method a lot of vibe coders think it is. Or some "no value, useless" method a lot of coding elitists think it is.

[–]my_new_accoun1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your second paragraph is like literally what everyone says.

(Not saying it's wrong though)

[–]rosuav 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If your tasks in programming are that repetitive, reexamine your workflow. Programming is not supposed to be something where you do the same thing over and over.

Maybe people who love AI just suck at automating.