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by bgirard 1238 days ago
I have a similar experience.

I've been using it to explain minified code I come across and unusual code patterns I don't understand. It's similar to a coworker in that it's not always right but can generally point me in the right direction if not. But one that responds within seconds and not with a random delay of 5 minutes to 3 days. It also means that I'm interrupting my real coworkers less.

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Yes! It's basically like having a knowledgeable senior dev, but on pretty much everything. Maybe they don't always get the details right, but the insight in explaining the "fundamentals" of how something works is key, and ChatGPT usually does this quite well.

I used to be the "C++ wizard" who everyone in my team would bug when they'd come across some weird behavior, but now I just say "ask ChatGPT about $footgun in C++". It actually explains it super well!