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> Isn't the logical endpoint of this equivalent to printing out a Stackoverflow answer and manually typing it into your computer instead of copy-and-pasting?

Not in my case (I never used SO like that, anyway). I use it almost exactly like SO, except much more quickly and interactively (and without the inference that I’m “lazy,” or “stupid,” for not already knowing the answer).

I have found that ChatGPT gives me better code than Claude (I write Swift); even learning my coding and documentation style.

I still need to review all the code it gives me, and I have yet to use it verbatim, but it’s getting close.

The most valuable thing, is I get an error, and I can ask it “Here’s the symptoms and the code. What do you think is going on?”. It usually gives me a good starting point.

I could definitely figure it out on my own, but it might take half an hour. ChatGPT will give me a solid lead in about half a minute.





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