[tempestn]

That's true, but producing results that are close and just need tweaks is hugely valuable, as long as you're aware that's what you'll get. It's far faster to review and improve existing code than to start from scratch. Of course you need to be knowledgeable enough to identify if what it gives you is complete garbage that shouldn't be used as a basis, but for a good programmer, it could be a huge time-saver. Especially if you extrapolate into the future. Imaging a chatGPT-like feature built into IDEs, with the ability to generate code not just to a prompt, but in context.