Comment by bob1029

ChatGPT totally saved one of my side projects. I was getting close to that abandonment phase due to a blocker. I had the solution in paper form, but I couldn't make myself type it into a computer and experiment. Playing with things in a prompt requires a lot less mental effort. "Oh that looks promising..."

I taught myself how to architect a software DSP engine in about 30 minutes last night. "Now rewrite that method using SIMD methods where possible" was a common recurrence. It's incredible how much you can tweak things and stay on the rails if you are careful. Never before would I have attempted to screw with this sort of code of my own volition. Seeing the trivial nature by which I can request critical, essential information makes me reconsider everything. The moment I get frustrated or confused, I can pull cards like "please explain FIR filters to me like I am a child".