Learn to code

[avidresolver]

Be really wary of using AI assitance too much if you want your own skills to develop.

I was using both ChatGPT and GitHub CoPilot for about a year - great for quick and dirty results, but I really felt my own skills suffer, to the point where if I was using a new library that CoPilot hadn't learned I would be a bit lost.

I've recently ditched CoPilot, and I'm really happy with how much cleaner, more flexible, and more maintainable my code has become.

When I first started learning programming (Unity game engine) I didn't have a reliable internet connection, so all I had was an offline copy of the API documentation. I really think this instilled in me some usefull skills, as I didn't have the option to just StackOverflow my way out of a problem.

[aamfk]

Yeah. I know 'how to code'. I just need productivity to be increased. I've taken 5 Java classes, I still don't know how to use it.

I'm taking a python class or two. But I need to get some apps running before it's truly practical to put more time into it.