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swframe2 ◴[] No.45108930[source]
Preventing garbage just requires that you take into account the cognitive limits of the agent. For example ...

1) Don't ask for large / complex change. Ask for a plan but ask it to implement the plan in small steps and ask the model to test each step before starting the next.

2) For really complex steps, ask the model to write code to visualize the problem and solution.

3) If the model fails on a given step, ask it to add logging to the code, save the logs, run the tests and the review the logs to determine what went wrong. Do this repeatedly until the step works well.

4) Ask the model to look at your existing code and determine how it was designed to implement a task. Some times the model will put all of the changes in one file but your code has a cleaner design the model doesn't take into account.

I've seen other people blog about their tricks and tips. I do still see garbage results but not as high as 95%.

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dontlaugh ◴[] No.45109969[source]
At that point, why not just write the code yourself?
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lucasyvas ◴[] No.45110017[source]
I reached this conclusion pretty quickly. With all the hand holding I can write it faster - and it’s not bragging, almost anyone experienced here could do the same.

Writing the code is the fast and easy part once you know what you want to do. I use AI as a rubber duck to shorten that cycle, then write it myself.

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1. catdog ◴[] No.45112850{3}[source]
Writing the code in the grand scheme of things isn't the hard part in software development. The hard parts are architecture and actually building the right thing, something an LLM can't really help you with.

It's not AI, there is no intelligence. A language model as the name says deals with language. Current ones are surprisingly good at it but it's still not more than that.

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2. cpursley ◴[] No.45113951[source]
What? Leading edge LLMs are great at architecture, schema design and that sort of thing if you give them enough context and are not working on anything too esoteric. I’d argue they are better at this than the actual coding part.