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Personally I'm on the wait list, mainly because it cracked a problem in seconds that one hour plus on stackoverflow hadn't solved. I didn't go to ChatGPT first
by zh3 3y ago
Personally I'm on the wait list, mainly because it cracked a problem in seconds that one hour plus on stackoverflow hadn't solved. I didn't go to ChatGPT first because (erroneously) I figured the issue was too esoteric for it to crack.
Specifically, following an update to Samba 4.13 our diskless DOS systems failed to map their drives on the server. ChatGPT came up with the answer first time, with a bunch of specific settings in smb.conf, unclear which did the trick but it worked at first attempt (after numerous failed SO-inspired guesses).
The day before, a co-worker sent a draft of a Web UI layout that was clearly doable but well beyond my CSS abilities . Four hours later, with copilot assistance, the web page (a complex form) got a big thumbs up.
Today, I asked a question about how to solve a problem I'd struggled for some months. No useful answers on SO, lots of net-poking and thinking got me a working solution that seemed pretty cool. And...I asked ChatGPT, first try it gave me CSS that was definitely better than my efforts.
On the other hand, in my specific domain of expertise, the answer are either egg-suck or trival.
So (for me, personally) the real boost is in areas I have a little knowledge and can figure out the right question to ask an AI.