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@matigo It would seem that there's more than one way to skin a cat when it comes to coding, and there might be several possible solutions to a given problem. Hence the need for a creative approach, and LLMs are kind of good at coming up with, well, something. I can see the value in wanting to get a second opinion on code using AI, too. I just don't think it's something you can rely on as the most effective route to finding your solution.

I'm sorry to hear of your experiences with South Asian devs that have acted dishonestly. I remember reading your complaints about them before. You are right to call them out. It must be very hard to find coders who know what they are doing and who also have good working principles.

As an aside, what do you mean by "COVID apologists"?

// @gtwilson

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@matigo Oh, I see. "Create stunning apps & websites by chatting with AI." I didn't know about that, although I can easily comprehend the process, and have tried (and failed) to write code that way.

The company in question even uses the phrase "vibe coding" in reference to what they do/offer. Imagine trying to build a house that way 🤣

// @gtwilson

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@matigo BTW, what's "vibe coding"? I've seen you use that word before. I'm guessing it just means to program or code something without really caring about the details, as long as it gets the job done—a makeshift solution, I would imagine?

// @gtwilson

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@matigo How do you communicate the value of what you offer to your clients? Most people will settle for what's "good enough", especially when they don't understand the value of what's being offered by higher-priced alternatives. It would seem that those kinds of customers, those who don't understand the value of what you are trying to offer, might be better customers for someone else. I'm lucky, because so far I've never been in a position where I had to explain why having a human translate this particular material would be better than a machine. I think my customers are intelligent and experienced enough to understand the difference.

If my customers would ever happen to complain that they can get their translations done for cheaper by AI or solely by machine translation providers, I would tell them: be my guest. See what happens, and good luck. Those customers who don't care about the details, the context, the extra work and the experience I might offer are not my customers.

// @gtwilson

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@gtwilson That’s good to hear. I think that people want to learn new things at any age. The main reason why they might not could be because they think they can’t.

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@phoneboy Sounds like it could be interesting, but also troublesome from time to time.

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@phoneboy I see. Do you frequently develop or design Web contents?

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Enjoyed learning about CSS combinators last night. They're not too intuitive at first, but along with the :first-child, :last-child and :nth-child pseudo-classes, it seems like they can play a useful part in styling HTML.

@matigo Well, now you're just being mean… 😆

// @variablepulserate

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@matigo How about Gary Gygax? 🧐

// @variablepulserate

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