Something I’ve been using it for is describing a problem I’m having a hard time taking from concept to actual code (in this case, also a system I’m building for a game), either because I’m feeling overwhelmed by the amount of code required to get anything working, or because I get stuck in some corner of the codebase working on some trivial detail.
Instead of worrying about the exact code, I just let GPT provide an approximate solution, from which I can iterate and improve on. It’s still thinking about programming, but it allows me to separate the process of coding algorithms from the modelling in my mind.
It’s like peer programming with someone who never disagrees with you and will do whatever you say. I guess it’s like peer programming with yourself. I’ve found it to be very productive!
I wish I could publicly share the conversations to demonstrate.
I've found it pretty good for small bash scripts, and also autohotkey scripts. You can ask for a simple script and then iterate it closer and closer to exactly what you want.
Instead of worrying about the exact code, I just let GPT provide an approximate solution, from which I can iterate and improve on. It’s still thinking about programming, but it allows me to separate the process of coding algorithms from the modelling in my mind.
It’s like peer programming with someone who never disagrees with you and will do whatever you say. I guess it’s like peer programming with yourself. I’ve found it to be very productive!
I wish I could publicly share the conversations to demonstrate.