Yes
For the cost, for things that would otherwise be delivered by an intern or college-hire SDE, it's a pretty solid value vs. paying a salary and keeping a desk available
chaboud on Hacker News
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Helped: Speed and cost-effectiveness for routine intern-level tasks.
Got in the way: Lack of long-term skill development and architectural maturity.
… That said, I get my answers back in minutes/hours rather than days/weeks. For the cost, for things that would otherwise be delivered by an intern or college-hire SDE, it's a pretty solid value vs. paying a salary and keeping a desk available. What it isn't, at present, is an investment in the future. …