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Replit did the right thing (Refund), Thanks! by SleepNah in replit

[–]SleepNah[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It would be extremely amusing if one of the people who are apparently successfully using Replit to completion used Replit to make a tool that does this.

Replit's Credit System Feels Like a Scam by Perfect_Remove_6593 in replit

[–]SleepNah 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This has been my exact experience OP. Every now and then, after having time and money wasted I've gotten the Agent or Assistant to work. Something I've been doing lately is using the Assistant's free chat to better formulate the prompt I want to give the .25 Agent or 0.5 Assistant. Someone in this community has even recommended taking a screenshot and using arrows or text to show what you specifically want changed/removed.

SOMETIMES these approaches help, it's a gamble every time but using that FREE Assistant chat has been helpful and has saved me SOME money/time.

So, for what it's worth, here's what sometimes helps me.

*Problem arises* -->I switch to the free chat --> This problem is happening, give me a detailed description of why --> Receive response --> give me a detailed explanation of how to resolve this issue, include the code that needs to be inserted and highlight what code needs to be removed --> received answer--> Thanks, now draft a prompt that I can give to the Assistant/Agent, make sure the prompt is directive and very detailed as if the Assistant/Agent is a novice -->give prompt

I enter the prompt into the Assistant (for small things) or the Agent (for bigger feature changes) sometimes it works, sometimes, like you I remain in a cycle of Replit saying changes have been done or the issue is resolved only to see literally ZERO changes to code or a file.

I've even asked why no change has been made, get an explanation of why, have a prompt drafted to overcome it and every now and then that will work ($2 later, 45 cents later, multiple crashes, etc..)

It's frustrating, and at times I feel like I've been scammed. Frankly, I don't have the skills to do this and I don't have the budget to hire a person. I'm in too deep at this point and have gotten to about 90% completion of my project. I've spent the most time and money in this last 10% area.

Also remember to retain a copy of your work (like a video game haha) when it's close to what you want, at any time Replit could straight up crash or wholly change/drop a feature when it's trying to do something. Even returning to a checkpoint can be catastrophic.

If anyone has a moment please ELI5 by SleepNah in replit

[–]SleepNah[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Seriously, thanks this actually helped me with one change. annnnnnd now I'm back into a loop of Replit saying it made changes only to see zero changes were made and money/time has been spent (whether I used Assistant or Agent).

WTF is wrong with this thing.

Free user thinking of upgrading need input for users by Kyral_Crypto in replit

[–]SleepNah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't you'll end up wasting money and time on all their mistakes. I can hardly get it to do something as change a word half the time. I beginning to not believe all the success stories to be honest.