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I've found I can get quite a bit of use out of it as a basically ever-present rubber duck. Using a cheap model, I usually spend < $1-$2 per day (on API billing

I've found I can get quite a bit of use out of it as a basically ever-present rubber duck. Using a cheap model, I usually spend < $1-$2 per day (on API billing) using it a model like. - here's the problem I'm trying to solve: - here's my initial plan for the design: - is there anything I'm not thinking about or my plan is missing? It'll occasionally pop out a suggestion that I like more than my original plan, or it'll give me some new angles to think through the original plan.

baliex 1mo ago
I’m guilty of using this approach too and noticed that an (obvious?) side-effect is that I get fewer wonderful, human, “aha” moments with my colleagues. I mentioned this at a stand-up and only then did others think about it and notice the same of themselves. This, to me, is one of the major downsides of all this: less collaboration, more individualism
- noduerme 1mo ago
  I think that's true. One caveat: If you're a solo coder like me, you almost never get to talk about implementation details with anyone who (a) understands or (b) gives a flying fuck. I'm more likely to have a meaningful convo about code structure with someone on a laptop sitting next to me at the coffeehouse. So sometimes a stand-in bot to bounce your ideas off of can illuminate corners you're missing, even if it's in some ways no operating just as a chat with yourself.
- bigbuppo 1mo ago
  > This, to me, is one of the major downsides of all this: less collaboration, more individualism Or put another way, it's replacing collaboration and human connection with your team with a subscription service that isolates you, makes you emotionally and cognitively dependent on the service while making your performance numbers look good. I really don't like the sound of that.
jgord 1mo ago
I worry about the finger-on-the-scale mean-reversion aspect of this .. the LLM corralling you ever so gently back towards the median. otoh, LLMs really could become the great illustrated primer for educating kids in science / history / languages etc.
- Always42 1mo ago
  Isn't median code often a good thing in terms of ability for others to understand it?
  - mcosta 1mo ago
    Well, the objetive right now seems to be other LLMs understand it.
  - b345 1mo ago
    Yes, but also not necessarily good code(according to some). A lot of people don't buy into the "code should be optimised for reading" stuff.

baliex 1mo ago

I’m guilty of using this approach too and noticed that an (obvious?) side-effect is that I get fewer wonderful, human, “aha” moments with my colleagues. I mentioned this at a stand-up and only then did others think about it and notice the same of themselves. This, to me, is one of the major downsides of all this: less collaboration, more individualism

noduerme 1mo ago
I think that's true. One caveat: If you're a solo coder like me, you almost never get to talk about implementation details with anyone who (a) understands or (b) gives a flying fuck. I'm more likely to have a meaningful convo about code structure with someone on a laptop sitting next to me at the coffeehouse. So sometimes a stand-in bot to bounce your ideas off of can illuminate corners you're missing, even if it's in some ways no operating just as a chat with yourself.
bigbuppo 1mo ago
> This, to me, is one of the major downsides of all this: less collaboration, more individualism Or put another way, it's replacing collaboration and human connection with your team with a subscription service that isolates you, makes you emotionally and cognitively dependent on the service while making your performance numbers look good. I really don't like the sound of that.

jgord 1mo ago

I worry about the finger-on-the-scale mean-reversion aspect of this .. the LLM corralling you ever so gently back towards the median. otoh, LLMs really could become the great illustrated primer for educating kids in science / history / languages etc.

Always42 1mo ago
Isn't median code often a good thing in terms of ability for others to understand it?
- mcosta 1mo ago
  Well, the objetive right now seems to be other LLMs understand it.
- b345 1mo ago
  Yes, but also not necessarily good code(according to some). A lot of people don't buy into the "code should be optimised for reading" stuff.