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> I use it for routine coding tasks like generating scaffolding or writing tests IDK this sounds a whole lot like paying for snippets
by bandrami 9mo ago
> I use it for routine coding tasks like generating scaffolding or writing tests
IDK this sounds a whole lot like paying for snippets
- speff 9mo agoFramed this way, it's useful for saving time creating or finding those snippets at least.
- rootnod3 9mo agofor<TAB>…. Yeh, you are right. A snippet for they would have taken longer than booting an agent and let it hallucinate for—loop parameters that didn’t even exist.
- speff 9mo agoThis hasn't been the case in my experience, but I don't doubt it can happen.
- bandrami 9mo agoI still think that's missing the point of LLMs; they're sources of plausible text continuations. Their strength is using them in places where the actual semantics of their output isn't important.
- rootnod3 9mo agoAlmost. It’s worse though. It’s using snippets without using grey matter and shifting blame if needed. A snippet for a for loop in your editor, yeah, go ahead. A “snippet for “make this spec into half assed code” is a wholly different story. Overpaid bubble snippets at best.