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by noisy_boy 1129 days ago
> get right answers right away

I think equal advantage lies in getting multiple approaches fleshed out, even if the answer isn't right, as in, may not compile as-is. That is more than sufficient advantage a developer gets because most of the time usually spent isn't actually typing the code but finding out how to design/combine things.

E.g. I was working on a rust problem and asked ChatGPT for a solution. What it provided didn't compile (incorrect functions etc) but it provided me information in terms of the crates to use, general outline of the functionality and the approach to combine them - that proved to be more than enough for me to get going (to be clear, I didn't blindly copy the code; I understood it first and wrote tests for the finished product). I think that is where the real advantage lies. I see it as an imperfect but very powerful assistant.