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by _huayra_ 1238 days ago
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!