Surprised pikachu face

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      From all the studies available, LLMs increased the rate at which low skilled workers complete tasks. They also lower accuracy, so expect some of the tasks to be done incorrectly.

      If your metric for “improves” is being a better low skill drone forever then yes I’m sure it’s helping you. Here is a novel idea, maybe learn the language from a reliable source instead of taking the word of a bullshit generator at face value?

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        Here’s an idea, maybe start with curiosity about how someone is getting value out of it? It’s possible you don’t know everything about other people’s experiences.

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          It’s something being shoved down our throats every second of every day and I’ve seen enough to know I don’t like it. Curiosity was satiated a long ass time ago. It’s just a bigger power draw than Cryptocurrency but somehow magically even less value.

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      improves my experience coding in unfamiliar languages

      Alan Perlis said “A programming language that doesn’t change the way you think is not worth learning.”

      So… if you code in another language without actually “getting it”, solely having a usable result, what is actually the point of changing languages?

      • DavidDoesLemmy@lemmynsfw.com
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        I have a job to do. And I understand the other language conceptually, I am just rusty on the syntax.

        Also the chat feature is invaluable. I can highlight a piece of code and ask what it does, and copilot explains it.