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Re: Show HN: StackOverflow.gg – AI-generated answers to every coding question

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Post by NorwegianDude »

Stratoscope wrote: post #82
NorwegianDude wrote: post #67

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Tell him what? It is annoying that they don't return the output instantly. This does throttle usage, so I can see why they do it, but it is annoying.

I asked ChatGPT about this: "Why are ChatGPT responses written a few words at a time?" It replied, a few words at a time: - - - The responses are broken up into smaller chunks for several reasons: 1. Better readability: Breaking up the responses into smaller pieces makes it easier for users to read and understand the information being provided. 2. Interactivity: ChatGPT's response format allows for a back-and-forth i…

What is even the point of posting nonsense spam from ChatGPT as replies? At least clearly indicate that it's generated. I thought it was from OpenAI as you said "from the horse's mouth", until I started reading that nonsense. Was under the impression that you were just trying to troll first.

Re: Show HN: StackOverflow.gg – AI-generated answers to every coding question

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Post by amne »

muzani wrote: post #95
matsemann wrote: post #73

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What should that prove? If anything, it backs up my point: the amount of noise is huge. But I tried: scrolled two pages. Most questions were at 0 votes. But I checked every down voted question, and they were all useless. No code, just a vague statement of trying to do something.

"But I checked every down voted question, and they were all useless. No code, just a vague statement of trying to do something." That's exactly it. Someone out there is asking for help. They don't know how to ask or where to start. Then they get shut down by the community for being useless and vague instead of guided on the right questions to ask. This is the first downvoted question I see: https://stackoverflow.com/…

that question now has an answer. I'm not using Java but I did learn why I don't: java treats a switch either as a statement or as an expression.

Re: Show HN: StackOverflow.gg – AI-generated answers to every coding question

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Post by xnorswap »

matsemann wrote: post #73
xnorswap wrote: post #70

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Here's an experiment: Visit new questions: https://stackoverflow.com/questions?tab=Newest Scroll until you find an upvoted question. Count how many downvotes you see on the way. You can often get to page 2 with dozens of downvotes before the first upvote. Hard mode: Scroll until the net upvotes are more than the net downvotes.

What should that prove? If anything, it backs up my point: the amount of noise is huge. But I tried: scrolled two pages. Most questions were at 0 votes. But I checked every down voted question, and they were all useless. No code, just a vague statement of trying to do something.

And yet compare to one of the oldest questions on SO: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/746/format-string-to-tit...

Today that question would be downvoted as a bad question, and so would many of the answers.

It's kicking out the ladder after you've climbed it and is hostile to anyone learning to program today.

All those questions you deride as "useless" is someone who is struggling to do something, who takes the time to ask for help and gets downvoted and hostility in return.

Re: Show HN: StackOverflow.gg – AI-generated answers to every coding question

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Post by dubcanada »

herpderperator wrote: post #5

I've asked this before, but is having a domain name with someone else's business name in it allowed? The answer I was given last time was you can buy it it but you might not get to keep it. Still, I can't help but think it would be inevitable legal trouble.

Simple answer is no. They will lose the domain very fast.

Re: Show HN: StackOverflow.gg – AI-generated answers to every coding question

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Post by [deleted] »

TT-392 wrote: post #100

This just feels like the wrong way around, I go to stackoverflow for stuff chatgpt can't answer. If anything, the right tool would be something which turns chatgpt threads into a stackoverflow question. (I don't actually think that is a good idea, just that it would make more sense)

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