Using Chatgpt for help

Python
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Is using chatgpt for help during the projects considered cheating?

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BIG YES

  • I would instead use Google
  • If you use ChatGPT, then you fail to train your “coding muscles” and without coding muscles you will fail for sure in future
  • In India, some service companies do NOT allow ChatGPT or similar tools for coding ( but they do allow Google )

My grandfather and his colleagues never used calculators for expense management vs current generation who uses calculator / apps etc and they don’t know basic maths or basic maths table ( later once are prone to old age related brain diseases for sure )

Conclusion :

Avoid ChatGPT at all cost or use it as code reviewer instead, once you find solution submit to it and ask for review. Later understand its suggestions

You can’t build 6 packs by just watching somebody else sweating out in YT videos ahem, no pain no gain

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I started the project for python “Arithmetic Formatter” and had no clue how to even get started.

Thank you for bringing that to my attention because I do want to know how to code. Appreciate it.

I now feel like I need to redo all the sections again because I feel like I didnt actually learn anything.

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I think this is pretty common when you do a bunch of small guided tutorials and then are faced with writing a project from a blank page.

I find it helps to start with really basic structure to build on:

  1. Assign some variables
  2. Make a loop
  3. Output something

Then pick the first step of the problem and implement it.

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This is pretty close to what I started to do but I may have gotten ahead of myself. I’m a start with this advice. Thank you

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