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by CompuHacker 1133 days ago
GPT3.5 easily spat out a working answer in response to "Write an HTTP and JavaScript page, as laconically as possible, that takes a list of newline separated strings from a textbox, and divides them randomly into `n` groups, where `n` is set with a text box."

Using ChatGPT to code effectively requires internalizing the small sliding context window and correct specification of the problem-space. You can get real work done if you thoughtfully split your project into parts, and you can save time by jumping back to a contextual fork where your program was fully specified.