Show HN: GPT-3 Powered Shell • Hacker News Board

Re: Show HN: GPT-3 Powered Shell

#41

Post by jacquesm » Sun, Dec 25, 2022, 10:43 AM UTC

doix wrote: post #19

pleb_nz wrote: post #8

Half of the fun of using cli is using it with your own knowledge imo. Using GPT3 makes it feel like I may as well use some GUI tool. I understand gpt3 will/does save time and money but I actually like to code and to use my skills and knowledge to build and solve thingswith my own hands. Maybe I'm an outlier here, but using some tool to do it for me doesn't sound like fun.

I have never considered using the cli fun. The reason I use it is because it provides a better experience than using a GUI in many cases. I don't see how writing CLI commands is similar to building something with your hands. You either know what the switches are or you try running --help, looking at the man pages or search on Google. This looks like an alternative for Google.

We used to call it the 'better file manager' here.

Re: Show HN: GPT-3 Powered Shell

#42

Post by jacquesm » Sun, Dec 25, 2022, 10:44 AM UTC

throwaway290 wrote: post #36

mellosouls wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't think you're an outlier, but you will become one if you don't adapt to the inevitable. Like it or not, gpt3 has signalled a massive change in toolset power and this is just the start. Times have changed, we move with them or we will be left behind.

As soon as opt out is implemented training data will stop to grow and we're back to skills mattering

It shouldn't even be 'opt-out' but 'opt-in' in the first place.

Re: Show HN: GPT-3 Powered Shell

#43

Post by breck » Sun, Dec 25, 2022, 10:44 AM UTC

Very cool idea. I love and highly recommend tldr (https://tldr.sh/).

I might give this a shot someday (though I've found I never stick with things that don't work primarily offline, Sublime 4 is my primary editor even though I occasionally use VS code). Having a dependency on an internet connection prevents something for me from being a goto dev tool, as I often either disconnect out of my control (or by choice to do focused programming).

Re: Show HN: GPT-3 Powered Shell

#44

Post by jacquesm » Sun, Dec 25, 2022, 10:46 AM UTC

Swizec wrote: post #21

Shindi wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Agreed. There is quickly going to be a bigger chasm between the best devs and average/bad devs bc of LLMs.

Yes. The best race car drivers use an automatic transmission if that’s 0.5 seconds faster per lap. In fact driver aids had to be actively banned in many racing series. Just to make it more fun for spectators.

Inevitably that would lead to the driver being phased out at some point.

Re: Show HN: GPT-3 Powered Shell

#45

Post by jacquesm » Sun, Dec 25, 2022, 10:47 AM UTC

Maybe it'll slip in a '; rm -rf / ;' every now and then just to see if you're paying attention.

Re: Show HN: GPT-3 Powered Shell

#46

Post by skor » Sun, Dec 25, 2022, 10:49 AM UTC

pleb_nz wrote: post #28

Swizec wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes. The best race car drivers use an automatic transmission if that’s 0.5 seconds faster per lap. In fact driver aids had to be actively banned in many racing series. Just to make it more fun for spectators.

And often hand crafted guys have more character, story and quality behind them and people often pay more for them. So goes both ways sometimes.

this. when a programmer cannot explain how something works and just say, “oh this part was generated” ... well, thats worthless, because there is no ownership of knowledge.

Re: Show HN: GPT-3 Powered Shell

#47

Post by jpalomaki » Sun, Dec 25, 2022, 10:54 AM UTC

pleb_nz wrote: post #8

Half of the fun of using cli is using it with your own knowledge imo. Using GPT3 makes it feel like I may as well use some GUI tool. I understand gpt3 will/does save time and money but I actually like to code and to use my skills and knowledge to build and solve thingswith my own hands. Maybe I'm an outlier here, but using some tool to do it for me doesn't sound like fun.

I also enjoy mastering some tools and solving problems with them, but sometimes it gets a bit overwhelming when you are working with so many languages, libraries, and platforms.

Unfortunately, quite a portion of my search activity is hunting down the syntax for getting a certain thing done. It's not just blind copy-paste-trial-and-error activity. Quite often I just need some help in getting the syntax right or reminder of the specific command or library.

Re: Show HN: GPT-3 Powered Shell

#48

Post by stared » Sun, Dec 25, 2022, 11:09 AM UTC

I use a similar one, https://github.com/Methexis-Inc/terminal-copilot.

Re: Show HN: GPT-3 Powered Shell

#49

Post by sinlar-multiple » Sun, Dec 25, 2022, 11:13 AM UTC

speedgoose wrote: post #31

hackernewds wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And hence no new features will ever be created, since training is only on existing code!

These AIs can generate new features, it’s much more powerful than copy pasting existing text snippets.

> These AIs can generate new features

Citation needed

Re: Show HN: GPT-3 Powered Shell

#50

Post by janebrown456 » Sun, Dec 25, 2022, 11:25 AM UTC

pleb_nz wrote: post #8

Half of the fun of using cli is using it with your own knowledge imo. Using GPT3 makes it feel like I may as well use some GUI tool. I understand gpt3 will/does save time and money but I actually like to code and to use my skills and knowledge to build and solve thingswith my own hands. Maybe I'm an outlier here, but using some tool to do it for me doesn't sound like fun.

It's a matter of personal preference and the specific goals of your project. If you enjoy the process of coding and solving problems on your own, then that is certainly a valid choice. But if you find that certain tools can help you be more efficient or allow you to focus on the parts of a project that are more meaningful to you, then there is no reason not to use them.