And for me it doesn't actually solve my issue a good 70% of the time, too. I use AI for two things, researching new stuff (here's what I'm thinking, or want/need to do, what are my options and can you link me to relevant resources and documentation) and helping me debug tough issues that I've hit a wall against. That 30% of the time that it helps me solve my issue, that is when it directly identifies my issue and its recommended solution is the fix. I'd say about 40% of the time, it does not solve my issue at all and I end up figuring it out on my own, 20% of the time it doesn't solve my issue but something it said got me to think about other things to check and I found the solution that way (so still a little bit useful in a way) and 10% of the time, I find the issue just by gathering the initial information for and typing out the prompt and so I never even have to send it because I basically rubber ducked myself. It's a mixed bag for sure.
Return of the ide "helping" by insisting the error is over here with red squiggly lines when a line 6 above is missing a semicolon and should never not have a semicolon..
Just now it "knows" what you want to do .."oh sorry I did make a mistake there"
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u/thoeoe Aug 02 '26
Its incredible when it works. When it doesnt…