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jackson1442 | 1 year ago

A more convenient manual that frequently spouts falsehoods, sure.

My favorite part is when it includes parameters in its output that are not and have never been a part of the API I'm trying to get it to build against.

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CamperBob2|1 year ago

My favorite part is when it includes parameters in its output that are not and have never been a part of the API I'm trying to get it to build against.

The thing is, when it hallucinates API functions and parameters, they aren't random garbage. Usually, those functions and parameters should have been there.

Things that should make you go "Hmm."

TeMPOraL|1 year ago

More than that, one of the standard practices in development is writing code with imaginary APIs that are convenient at the point of use, and then reconciling the ideal with the real - which often does involve adding the imaginary missing functions or parameters to the real API.

aiono|1 year ago

> Usually, those functions and parameters should have been there.

There is a huge leap here. What is your argument for it?