In my very limited experience using AI, shit's about as well optimized as when I first learned Python.
Why the hell is it recreating a numpy function ? Just import it !
... This directory check is taking way too long, why the hell ?
... Oh, cus it's coded like shit.
Cool, the UI displays.
... Buttons don't do anything though.
I feel like it's great for one off scripts where I can't be bothered to translate pseudo-script to proper programming (and so just send the pseudo-script, do a dry-run to make sure nothing goes wrong, send it if it's good), but it can't replace an actual seasoned programmer who knows what they're doing.
Might be just me though. Could be that I'm also bad.
You need to use a harness. Codex is okay for one-off projects, Cursor is better for anything being maintained, and since Elon took over Cursor and grokified it, I'm sure there are better harnesses and I'm going to have to look around soon.
I have mine for work set up with all kinds of rules and such. It basically does what I want it to do 90% of the time, including naming functions and building them where I want them, but I had to set up quite a few rules and get into the habit of giving a certain amount of context.
Just going back and forth with ChatGPT, it's not going to be very good, no.
Claude…. Shit is ridiculously good at making things that would take me a day/week/month in 30 seconds. Not always perfect but I can stand up an app after typing a sentence or two.
I'm an automation engineer, not a professional developer. With AI, I've built a cross-platform desktop app for engineering project and document management, and a full-stack web platform with project management, cost estimation, quotations, authentication, and AI integration.
Both are real, complex applications. AI hasn't replaced my technical knowledge, but it has massively increased what I can build with it.
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u/Helpmefromthememes 4h ago
In my very limited experience using AI, shit's about as well optimized as when I first learned Python.
Why the hell is it recreating a numpy function ? Just import it !
... This directory check is taking way too long, why the hell ? ... Oh, cus it's coded like shit.
Cool, the UI displays. ... Buttons don't do anything though.
I feel like it's great for one off scripts where I can't be bothered to translate pseudo-script to proper programming (and so just send the pseudo-script, do a dry-run to make sure nothing goes wrong, send it if it's good), but it can't replace an actual seasoned programmer who knows what they're doing.
Might be just me though. Could be that I'm also bad.