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How not to be a script/ai kiddie? (for noobs) (sh.itjust.works)
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cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/67084062

i dont program but if i did id proballey just use scripts and ai for everything and not learn anything

what do you do to motivate/stop yourself

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[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 3 points 3 weeks ago

Avoid the frontier models. They make it much easier to say "I want X app", and theyll spit it all out. If you use an older model, you have to break down the task a lot more, which at least forces you to think about the architecture. And each task is easier to review.

I use gemma4-12b. It is fine for generating code, but you definitely can't one shot things with it.