AI in the IDE??

[Ian Branch 129]

Hi Team,

I have had a small dabble with various AI machines, Meta, ChatGPT & Gemini.

None of them seem ready for prime time, yet.  Getting close.

I am seeking opinions of the use of one.any of the AI's in the IDE v keeping it separate via a browser?

If in the IDE is favoured, which interface/AI?

 

Regards,

Ian

 

[Die Holländer 50]

I think nobody dares to talk about ChatGPT here on this forum anymore.

 

[Rollo62 541]

 

I do ( 3rd from left )

[corneliusdavid 220]

23 hours ago, Ian Branch said:

I am seeking opinions of the use of one.any of the AI's in the IDE v keeping it separate via a browser?

I used ChatGPT a year ago. Then I heard about Claude and started using that with much better success so signed up for a web account.

 

Then Delphi 12.2 added AI, so I added that but mostly for testing and demo purposes. I haven't used it very much yet but it does work and is kinda slick to highlight some code and have it explain it to you. I plan to use the integrated Claude with a few projects I inherited in the near future.

 

So far, the web version is easier to use, partly because the interface in Delphi is brand new and doesn't dock well or remember it's position. You can drag-and-drop units to the web version and copy generated code so it's not difficult to use. I'm sure improvements are coming for AI integration in future versions of Delphi so my opinions may change.

[dummzeuch 1524]

Today I have - for the first time - used ChatGPT and then Claude in earnest. Everything before that was just testing. Actually I didn't expect this time to be of much help either, but it turned out that it was helpful up to a point. I have now got some code to give a the guy who applies for a Delphi position today to refactor, debug and explain. And then explain what's wrong with the "fixed" version of the code generated by ChatGPT. That's going to be interesting.

Edited 11 hours ago by dummzeuch

[corneliusdavid 220]

 

4 hours ago, dummzeuch said:

And then explain what's wrong with the "fixed" version of the code generated by ChatGPT. That's going to be interesting.

LOL! That's a great new use for AI coding--use the generated code as a challenge for others to figure out what's wrong!

[dummzeuch 1524]

31 minutes ago, corneliusdavid said:

 

LOL! That's a great new use for AI coding--use the generated code as a challenge for others to figure out what's wrong!

To be fair, I asked ChatGPT to generate faulty Delphi code to begin with and it not only gave that code but also immediately explained what is wrong with it and how to fix it. Just that the fix still was wrong.

[Rollo62 541]

Just now, dummzeuch said:

To be fair, I asked ChatGPT to generate faulty Delphi code ...

You could ask me too, thats cheaper

[dummzeuch 1524]

Yes, but then I couldn't have claimed I use AI for that. 😉 

[Rollo62 541]

49 minutes ago, dummzeuch said:

Yes, but then I couldn't have claimed I use AI for that. 😉 

Aaaah, I see.  Its a new business model, using AI for writing poor code, that students will have to correct in their exams.

Thats how AI can be perfectly used, you will be incredible rich soon

[dummzeuch 1524]

1 hour ago, Rollo62 said:

you will be incredible rich soon

Unfortunately, I'm not morally depraved enough for that.