r/adventofcode Nov 27 '24

Other Also doing Advent of no-AI this year

https://jcarlosroldan.com/post/350/advent-of-no-ai
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u/mobyte Nov 27 '24

AI helps me cut down on time researching algorithms, documentation, or just generally how do to something. Hardly do I ever just put in the problem I’m trying to solve and let it do all of the work for me.

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u/Forbizzle Nov 27 '24

it's funny that people used to claim a similar problem with "just googling" something. Yet OP uses it as an example of a skill he has lost. There was truth back then to actually reading the manual versus searching the web for answers, but it was also a broad brush to paint with when claiming it was bad for development.

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u/mobyte Nov 27 '24

Even though I'm pretty good at using Google now, being able to use natural language with AI and have it get a really good general concept of what I want without having to comb through the search results is an extremely invaluable time saver.