I realize this is Very Rude, but I've…

I realize this is Very Rude, but I've noticed a lot of the people who think AI sucks at writing code never seemed very good at writing code themselves. At this point, if you can't get it working, it's probably a skill issue. seangoedecke.com/llms-reward-expertise/

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