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I use chatgpt (and copilot) for this same kind of stuff. I don't at all think it's making me dumber. I'm spending more of my time learning and doing the far mo
by sanderjd 3y ago
I use chatgpt (and copilot) for this same kind of stuff.
I don't at all think it's making me dumber. I'm spending more of my time learning and doing the far more interesting and creative domain-specific parts of my work. That is, it's making me smarter by freeing up time to focus on things that matter a lot more. Just like any other tool I've learned to use to automate away drudgery in the past.
- mmcdermott 3y agoThe eternal paradox of tools is that they make those who don't need the tool more efficient and tend to inhibit learning in those who do need them. Take a pocket calculator for example. If you already know arithmetic, calculators make you more efficient, but they are a terrible way to teach arithmetic.
- sanderjd 3y agoYes I totally agree, and I think this is the hard part. I absolutely worry about this for people just entering software engineering. I rely on "taste" a huge amount to figure out whether I'm being told something useful or worthless, and I developed that intuition through years of experience not having an AI to ask.