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AI coding assistant refuses to write code, tells user to learn programming instead (arstechnica.com)

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[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 3 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

On mobile but two real quick examples:

It made the logo for my girlfriend's company https://asopenguin.com/ out of an SVG with some prompting
Out of laziness, it also made a tri-fold brochure that was printed to hand out at GDC next week: https://asopenguin.com/brochure

The prompting in both of these cases started with an idea ("give me a cute penguin SVG logo") and refined ("make the beak smaller and more round.. add a purple background.." etc)

For more in-depth rather than one off features, this whole app was basically coded with AI (and I use it everyday, the quality is fantastic): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.widget.uvindex

[–] gonzo-rand19@moist.catsweat.com 2 points 20 hours ago

Hmm, I guess if you're happy with the output here that's all that matters. For me, the visual elements look really uninspired and mediocre. But if you're still in the startup/iteration stage then I suppose the unfinished look makes sense.

I guess it's a good place to start? Maybe? Depends if the code is easy to maintain. I was more interested in how you feel the AI adds to your existing coding workflow, but maybe you aren't a professional programmer? I am getting the impression that the AI is doing most of the work here but maybe I have the wrong idea.