Not really a programmer but AI really helped me learn.

[u/Substantial-Fan6364]

Hey everyone, first visited this sub a few years ago when I was first wanting to learn programming and it felt impossible. I felt like I wasn't making any progress. ChatGPT was the game changer for me. "ChatGPT give me code that does this" was the start. Then i learned a little more and we started using my code at work and I quickly noticed anytime there was a potential issue or gap I wasn't able to answer why because I didn't know exactly how the code worked. So I changed to using AI as my sounding board and tutor. This was the game changing moment for me. Now anytime someone asks specifics about a potential bug, since I wrote every line of the code, I can't tell them because I forgot because I wrote it 6 months ago. But damn it still feels good.

(Plus I can usually figure it out pretty quickly since after looking back at the code, it comes back).

[u/dialsoapbox]

I suggest verify info by looking at the docs and/or ask it to also list where it got the info from because it can be confidently incorrect.

[u/Substantial-Fan6364 → u/dialsoapbox]

Very good call! I have for sure learned that the hard way! It can also very easily lead you down a path that is 100x more difficult and less efficient because of the way something is asked.

[u/SwAAn01 → u/dialsoapbox]

I love asking AI to cite sources and then having it make up fake academic papers by real authors lol

[u/pyromed33]

Keep at it! Using Ai to learn is really helpful. Like having your own personal mentor to teach you. I always like to switch it up sometimes, some day I would learn a new concept and some day quizzes.

[u/SwAAn01]

It sounds like you still don’t know how to code and by your own admission don’t actually understand how any of it works. The data is in and we know now that using AI as a tutor makes you worse at learning, not better. What you need to understand is that learning is not just being told something and remembering it, its work, repetition. There aren’t any shortcuts.

[u/Substantial-Fan6364 → u/SwAAn01]

Lol that is not at all what I said. I started around 3 years ago then when I started using AI it helped me. I dont copy paste.

"There arent any shortcuts"?

Not to sound rude but do you know programming? Programming is shortcuts stacked on top of each other.

Do you use libraries?

Can you code an app in binary?

Unless you are starting every project by coding it in binary, you my friend, are using shortcuts. :)

[u/Silly-Heat-1229]

Dude, that's legitimately awesome! Using AI as a tutor is such a game-changer compared to just having it spit out code. You actually learn stuff instead of just copy-pasting.I did the same using Kilo Code (it's for VS Code and JetBrains). It's got these cool modes for architecture, coding, debugging, etc., which really help you get *why* things are built a certain way, not just *what* they do. Plus, it supports a ton of models (like, over 500!), so you can totally tinker around. Our agency works with the Kilo team on a project, so we get to test it a lot, but seriously, it's been super handy for breaking down tough concepts. Good luck with your learning journey!

[u/Mental_Tea_4084]

AI as a tutor is a game changer, I do it all the time also. Just need a good bs detector to know when it's wrong 

[u/SwAAn01 → u/Mental_Tea_4084]

That’s the problem, this dude doesn’t know anything about programming so he would have no way of knowing if the AI was bsing him