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That's not software development. That's wild guessing.
by siva7 3y ago
That's not software development. That's wild guessing.
- iFreilicht 3y agoI've seen "wild guessing" quite a bit when people don't actually understand the problem they're solving. Mostly students, but it happens in professional contexts as well. I'm not sure why, maybe people are missing knowledge that would allow them to understand, so they just try random things in the hope that it works? It surprises me every time it happens.
- hutzlibu 3y agoTo some that is the same. Try and modify until it sort of works.
- siva7 3y agoI don't think you would be able to solve complex problems or development tasks with such an approach as described above (if that's what you're referring to). That's something i could expect from a bloody junior but not anymore from a seasoned professional.
- hutzlibu 3y agoIn combination with ChatGPT4 and alike and lots of iterations, you probably would get pretty far today. But I agree, this is not software engeneering and I would not use such code for anything important. But if someone makes a (sandboxed) game with it, it still might be fun.