3 ms·

I agree that AI search is hard to solve and then it needs to be 10x better. But I also think there are many Phind searches that are 10x better than reading docu

I agree that AI search is hard to solve and then it needs to be 10x better. But I also think there are many Phind searches that are 10x better than reading documentation or visiting Stack Overflow. Not just because it's adapted to exactly the thing you're looking for, but because you can ask followups and narrow it down. For example, "how to debug pthread race conditions in c++" is asking for a guide where no single comprehensive source exists. Phind combines information from Stack Overflow and other websites to generate a more comprehensive guide: https://phind.com/search?q=how+to+debug+pthread+race+conditions+in+c%2B%2B https://phind.com/search?q=how+to+debug+pthread+race+conditi.... Generating guides that aren't simply addressed by docs or individual Stack Overflow answers are where Phind really shines.

stefncb 4y ago
In this case, I honestly found the first result (stackoverflow) more useful. It was more comprehensive and direct. Phind told me to use tsan, use mutexes (not a debugging technique), and use a reverse debugger. The first stackoverflow link told me to use tsan among some other very useful things. And the second result was for a reverse debugger. This is made even worse by the verbosity of Phind's answer; it could've simply given me a sentence about tsan, mutexes and reverse debugging, but it decided on a highschool essay which took as much to read as it took to skim five different methods in some stackoverflow answers. I really don't think it's there.