By skyforbes 
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Why I Started Using ChatGPT
I’ve been writing code long enough to have seen multiple waves of “revolutionary tools.”From IDE assistants to static analysers — each promised to make developers faster and smarter. When ChatGPT came along, I was sceptical.
But curiosity got the better of me. I started using it to bounce ideas, refactor messy sections, and explore design options.
And very quickly, I realised something important: ChatGPT doesn’t make you a better programmer by itself. It only works if you already know what you’re doing.
When I approach it with clarity — clear goals, clear logic — ChatGPT behaves like a sharp, insightful colleague. When I don’t, it produces total nonsense.
“If you don’t think clearly, ChatGPT will spit garbage.”
That’s the first truth I tell every junior developer I work with.
It’s not a magic wand. It’s a mirror — it amplifies your clarity or your confusion.
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