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980 sats \ 2 replies \ @nullcount 7 Mar \ on: Does anyone here EXTENSIVELY use AI to help them write/debug code? devs
I use https://cursor.sh a fork of VScode with AI built-in. I can highlight a block of code and ask GPT to adjust it. Then I get an inline diff with the option to ACK/NACK or follow-up all without leaving the editor.
I found GPT is useful when:
  • I know exactly what to write. And it would take fewer keystrokes to command GPT to write it instead. All I have to do is review and accept. (Boilerplate, Type/Interface definitions, formating, repetitive tasks)
  • I'm exploring an idea or looking for existing tools/methods. I use the Chat feature like a search engine/wiki to assist in exploration. GPT helps me bridge small gaps in knowledge.
I have found GPT is NOT useful when:
  • I have large gaps in knowledge
  • The work is novel or less researched/documented.
  • Also, I notice that GPT will usually default to the most generic and general way to solve a problem, not necessarily the best way. For example, it will reinvent the wheel by implementing a complex algorithm poorly rather than use a library or existing method that is more efficient. I have yo specifically ask if there are any libraries that would simplify things.
In summary, GPT will not turn non-devs into devs overnight. If however, you already understand a problem and already know how to solve it, GPT will make light work of actually getting it done.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 7 Mar
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @cointastical 7 Mar freebie
Another cursor.sh user here (and subscriber to the service, for the 500 fast gpt requests per month).
I had to do power shell scripts for the first time ever and without GPT4 or other AI the learning curve to get what I needed would have been too high to justify the effort.
The final result after hundreds of hours is maybe just 20% of the code today was generated from GPT. But when I was starting on it, nearly 100% of the code was from my prompts, exclusively.
Then for python, for example, my go-to tool, gpt is much less of a timesaver, and fairly often a time waster. At least for composing the code. For getting syntax and such though, I use the chat more than the code editor, and save seconds at a time versus opening a browser tab to Google stuff.
But the tell is ... I was paying out of pocket for the service, before asking to have it paid by my company. And if it was $100 / month rather than $20, I would still have paid it. It is so worth, for me at least.