[_tom_]

For me, it's a bit like pair programming. I have someone to discuss ideas with. Someone to review my code and suggest alternative approaches. Some one that uses different feature than I do, so I learn from them.

[traceroute66]

I guess if you enjoy programming with someone you can never really trust, then yeah, sure, its "a bit like" pairs programming.

[mock-possum]

Trust, but verify ;]

[platevoltage]

This is how I use it too. It's great at quickly answering questions. I find it particularly useful if I have to work with a language of framework that I'm not fully experienced in.

[12_throw_away]

> I find it particularly useful if I have to work with a language of framework that I'm not fully experienced in

Yep - my number 1 use case for LLMs is as a template and example generator. It actually seems like a fairly reasonable use for probabilistic text generation!