That's exactly it. I know HOW to program generically. I know what control flow is, how memory works, what a pointer and an object is. I just need some coaching on syntax because it's all just too much to memorize in one lifetime. But once I see it written and used in front of me, I can easily determine if it's any good or not.
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Lmaydev@programming.dev 4 months agoI use it all the time at work as a programmer. Not that often for generating code but for learning new languages and frameworks quickly.
I noticed our juniors are able to get up to speed incredibly fast by leaning on it when picking up new things as well.
It is genuinely a game changer when used correctly. The issue I see is people trying to push it everywhere.
TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 4 months ago
JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 4 months ago
As a reference, I’d use a search engine first, but it’s a matter of personal preference. Usually I’m only short in syntax and a particular language’s native functions. The only benefit I could foresee is avoiding the rude, condescending snarky comments from the experienced developers on stackexchange and the like, but I almost never register to post, so avoid all that. I did see a benefit in the area of (real) language learning, when I can ask it to translate something. Then break down specific parts of the response for clarification, switching between my native and the language I’m trying to learn. That was mind blowing.
Lmaydev@programming.dev 4 months ago
I use it instead of a search engine now.
Rather than skimming a few blog posts looking for the particular info I want it pulls exactly what I need, summarizes it and provides sources and allows follow up questions.