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by bitmasher9 383 days ago
Not OP, but I specifically like to use AI to explain obtuse sections of code that would take me longer periods of time to understand by reading.

If I have a bug reported and I’m not sure where it is, pasting the bug report into an LLM and asking it to find the bug has yielded some mixed results but ultimately saved me time.

I use AI more for reading than writing code.
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rage4774 383 days ago
Interestingly enough, I also was wondering if I could improve my efficiency by condensing written text. The idea would be to remove the usual padding or „slop“ you have within most of the modern web environment.

Wouldn’t you loose a bit of that brain power if you stop to make those connections yourself while trying to understand those code sections?

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bitmasher9 383 days ago
I don’t think so for two reasons.

I still have to relay on my own wits to read the most complicated code.

I don’t spend less time reading code. I just read more code.

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