How To Write Better Code With ChatGPT
TechTalks, Monday, June 26,2023
Generating software code is one of the powerful applications of ChatGPT and other instruction-following large language models (LLM). Given the right prompt, LLMs can produce code that could have otherwise taken hours to write.
However, LLMs cannot do the all the work of programmers. They can't break down complex problems, think about logic and structure, and create multi-layered solutions. They work one token at a time, predicting the next piece of code that is likely to follow the user's prompt and their current output.
Here are four tips that will help you make the best use of the impressive coding abilities of ChatGPT while avoiding its pitfalls.