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by TheNicholasNick 1169 days ago
there are people who code the whole thing in their head and have perfect recall of all language/api docs/references/syntax/features as that is how their brain works. ie they don't even type code until this step has occurred for them.

I think that is a small percentage of the dev community, so for me and people that don't operate like that, these tools are a game changer as you point out. I don't take what ChatGPT says at face value, I've got 15years of experience I'm weighting results against as well...

chatgpt's version of the above: Coding entirely in one's head is rare. Most developers need external resources, making development tools invaluable. While ChatGPT's input is valuable, it should be balanced against personal experience and expertise.