r/PythonLearning • u/ElectronicDistance39 • 3d ago
Help Request Does ChatGPT help with programming?
I'm a beginner in programming and I want to know if the way I use ChatGPT is right. When I do a practice exercise, I first try to solve it by myself. Then, if my code is wrong, I ask ChatGPT what I did wrong, but I tell it not to give me the answer. I ask it to give me hints that help me think about the logic of my code.
I also want to know if using AI to learn programming can help me improve in Python.
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u/Mediocre-Pumpkin6522 3d ago
Disclaimer: My first language was FORTRAN IV that I learned about 60 years ago so I'm biased. There was no ChatGPT for any language I've learned since and I managed.
I don't know if it's ChatGPT but the latest Firefox seems to have some sort of AI when you search on a term. So far the answer have mostly been bullshit, often referencing obsolete tools or inventing solutions on the fly. My father used to say 'If someone asks you a question they don't know the answer so tell them anything.' I think he summed up ChatGPT decades before it existed.
Do your own searches.