Just ask it to rewrite the shitty code you wrote in a language you barely understand to “follow standard best practices in <language>” or something like that and it will add advanced typing features, functional programming for iterables, advanced exception handling, proper concurrency handling, optimize control flows, use better equivalent functions, etc.

As long as you understand the foundations of these concepts in at least one language anybody can become pretty close to an expert in most languages instantly. Especially since most of them are C based and pretty similar

The output will sometimes change the logic but I mean that’s pretty easy to catch and fix

Rip C++ nerds that memorize the entirety of each releases manual to shave off 3ms in every single function

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    Ofc I don’t NEED it but it saves me a ton of time

    At work this means less risk of being fired for low performance

    At home this means more time for chores and other interests

    Those issues you mentioned are due to the users not understanding the limitations of LLMs and what they’re good or bad. It’s a tool that requires skill and knowledge to use well and unfortunately a lot of people treat it like it has understanding and reasoning like a human

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      At work this means less risk of being fired for low performance

      It sounds like you need a union more than you need an LLM.

      At home this means more time for chores and other interests

      With hobby coding, the journey usually matters more than the destination.

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        With hobby coding, the journey usually matters more than the destination.

        Not always. There are some projects I do for learning, some projects I do to improve my life

        It sounds like you need a union more than you need an LLM.

        I know but my average coworker has always been multi millionaires with property and half of them are Indian fascists, one quarter Chinese anti- communists, and almost all constantly fearmongering about the homeless in SF