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I don't think it's really helpful to tell people they're holding it wrong, especially when you hear the problem a lot. Maybe, just maybe, the tool isn't suitab

I don't think it's really helpful to tell people they're holding it wrong, especially when you hear the problem a lot. Maybe, just maybe, the tool isn't suitable for all problem spaces.

timr 6mo ago
> I don't think it's really helpful to tell people they're holding it wrong I’m not saying that. If anything, it really doesn’t matter much what model you use, and it’s only a case of “you’re holding it wrong” in the sense that you have to use your brain to write code, and that if you outsource your thinking to a machine, that’s the fundamental mistake. In other words, it’s a tool, not a magic wand. So yeah, you do have to understand how to use it, but in a fairly deterministic way, not in a mysterious woo-woo way.
- macintux 6mo ago
  “Everyone is special” is a snarky, derogatory comment we don’t need here.
  - timr 6mo ago
    It’s not snarky. It’s literally the argument people are making: I am special, my use case is exceptional, therefore I need to use the special tool, even if you don’t need to.