Comment by tyrelltle
4 hours ago
I’ve started asking AI to draw out the design before writing code. It’s much easier to find a bad approach in a diagram than after it dumped hundreds of lines of code. It’s also a great way to learn: sometimes it suggests an approach I never thought of, and discussing the tradeoffs helps me understand it. As long as I’m actively involved in the design, it feels more like collaborating with someone than outsourcing my thinking.
You got a point. I have tendency to 'talk it through' with gpt beforehand and it prepares initial prompt based on that conversation. It is only lately that it provides pseudo-design notes on its w/o asking.