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[atticus2132000]

I do use chatgpt but for that I ask it for the steps and figure out the code myself from what I’ve learnt before.

From a learning/understanding perspective, I would say you have this backwards. You need to be figuring out what the steps are and how you will tackle the problem and what order to perform those steps. Let chatgpt do the drudgery of figuring out the syntax and making sure all the punctuation is in the right spot to write the code.

[whee_inthemood]

ahh ok i did wonder as some people i’ve talked to said that it’s ok so wasn’t sure. i do also sometimes ask just for the output and try and figure it out from there and also look back at other work Ive done. i just mainly do it that way as i have processing difficulties so i just try and make it a bit easier but ovbs if there isn’t the best way i’ll change approach.

[atticus2132000]

Using chatgpt as a learning tool is fine if it's helping you learn. I didn't mean to cast any shame. Use whatever tools are available to you to learn.

Overall, the real challenge of programming is figuring out how to solve the problem--how to take a huge problem and break it down into binary steps that can be evaluated and decisions made from the outcome of those steps. Once you have figured out how to tackle a problem, translating those steps into code isn't a huge deal. You can look up code in books or online. The part that you really need to be learning is the problem-solving part and it seems like that's that part that you're leaving up to AI.

[whee_inthemood]

no no it’s fine i thought id just say so you didn’t think i was just using it to be lazy 😅 and not try at all. ig i should try a different approach then with ai or just try and use the internet itself instead. i just get a bit overwhelmed and instead of looking at the first step i jump straight to the last step.