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NoChatGPT · 28 Nov 2023

By the time you manage to craft the right prompts, then check and correct the code produced, then incorporate it into the larger project, it all takes a bit more time and effort than if you just wrote it yourself in the first place

JohnFen on Hacker News

In the thread “Please don't use AI to get on the global leaderboard”, replying to this comment

Got in the way: Crafting prompts, checking/correcting code, and integration took more time than manual coding.

… That said, at least where I work, ChatGPT hasn't been a real benefit for real work. By the time you manage to craft the right prompts, then check and correct the code produced, then incorporate it into the larger project, it all takes a bit more time and effort than if you just wrote it yourself in the first place.