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[–] Papercrane@feddit.de 31 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My brother in Christ that's why you ask questions on stack overflow

[–] 2xsaiko@discuss.tchncs.de 23 points 2 years ago

Just so they can close my question I’ve spent an hour writing as a duplicate of an unrelated question?

[–] kibiz0r@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago (3 children)

1 search result

Github issue from 4 years ago

Self-closed after 3 days

No comments

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[–] SaintWacko@midwest.social 19 points 2 years ago

Or worse: "Nevermind, I got it working"

[–] Jmr@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Or

When your issue is the same as the other person's but then the way produced it is completely different.

[–] darcy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

at least that way u can compare simiarities and try to find the cause

[–] peter@feddit.uk 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Or even worse: 1 result, the source code on github where the error message is thrown

[–] nik282000@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I had one of those recently with MicroPython. Turns out I am the only person to ever run out of memory on an ESP8266.

[–] darcy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

bc ur running python

[–] dan@upvote.au 16 points 2 years ago

And then ChatGPT gives you some nonsense that doesn't actually work.

[–] ghariksforge@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (4 children)

did you ever get a a useful answer from ChatGPT? I never did.

[–] auhu@kbin.social 18 points 2 years ago (2 children)

If you ask chatGPT a question which is in any way niche, it will catastrophically fuck up the answer or give you the "As an AI language model" scold

[–] bappity@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

chatgpt is utterly horrible at Minecraft commands, it just throws out pseudocode lol

[–] theterrasque@infosec.pub 6 points 2 years ago

My experience too. The few times I've been stuck and decided to try chatgpt, it's been completely unhelpful, at best suggesting basic things that I checked within the first 5 minutes of troubleshooting.

That was the best case. Worst case it'd sprout some plausible looking nonsense that took time to check and dismiss.

[–] mastermind@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

yes just need good prompts

[–] ghariksforge@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

It takes more time to engineer prompts than to solve the actual problem.

[–] P1r4nha@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago

Only for well known stuff. If I can't find anything useful on the Internet, ChatGPT will start talking bullshit. Sometimes hard to catch but most of the time there's a reason why I still don't understand: it was utter BS.

[–] egosummiki@programming.dev 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Welcome to programming for consoles. No stackoverflow, no google. Only official docs and internal forums.

[–] darcy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

at least theres docs

I barely even use stackoverflow anymore since GPT-4 arrived.

[–] SaintWacko@midwest.social 7 points 2 years ago

What is this, c/nosleep?

[–] Doesnotexist@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

To discover a never before seen error. I love that feeling

[–] FrostyCaveman@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No results from StackOverflow: you’re either doing something really stupid or something cutting edge. ChatGPT is good for determining which of those it is haha

[–] AlmightyTritan@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

As someone constantly doing stuff on the line of stupid and cutting edge constantly, might need to start doing this.

That or add to the wild west of JavaScript and start writing medium articles about it.

[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Or worse the only google result is to a forum conversation for your core framework that has been open for 8 years and has never been fixed

[–] nik282000@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Only search result is a post you made 10 years ago asking the same question.

[–] elize@lemmy.nebtown.info 1 points 1 month ago

ChatOpenAI JP is not just a tool; it represents a pivotal moment in AI’s ability to connect with people on a global scale. By offering a Japanese-language model that resonates with local culture, customs, and communication styles, it holds tremendous promise for businesses, educators, and everyday users in Japan. As AI continues to integrate into various sectors, ChatGPT JP stands as a prime example of how technology can transcend barriers and facilitate more meaningful, efficient interactions.

[–] elize@lemmy.nebtown.info 1 points 1 month ago

ChatOpenAI JP is not just a tool; it represents a pivotal moment in AI’s ability to connect with people on a global scale. By offering a Japanese-language model that resonates with local culture, customs, and communication styles, it holds tremendous promise for businesses, educators, and everyday users in Japan. As AI continues to integrate into various sectors, ChatGPT JP stands as a prime example of how technology can transcend barriers and facilitate more meaningful, efficient interactions.