Comment by delis-thumbs-7e

This is more or less how I use Claude and Kim 2.5 via Kagi. If I just let it spew out code I have no idea what it does and no interest whatsoever to try to comn through it all. But when I have need to ask about syntax or correct use of library function etc. - I’m learning C++ - and can’t grok the docs, it can be incredibly helpful. Also is great at finding bugs.

I think of it kinda “very knowledgeable dumb person” - it knows everything but understands fuck all (although it can appear to do so just by breadth of information it has). If I can formulate a question in a way it gives me the correct info it helps me to conceptually understand the problem better then filling out the blanks. Often I figure out the answer to my question just by writing it down without needing to prompt it, so speaking rubber duck is very apt way to call it.