I do find that for big tasks I generally have to scaffold it a bit, lead it in the right direction.
But it's also impressive the way it can do tasks that I can't: like writing complex TypeScript. I could spend hours on certain TypeScript challenges and not actually find a workable solution. With ChatGPT I can usually either get a solution, or convince myself it's not going to happen, within 5-10 minutes.
I do find that for big tasks I generally have to scaffold it a bit, lead it in the right direction.
But it's also impressive the way it can do tasks that I can't: like writing complex TypeScript. I could spend hours on certain TypeScript challenges and not actually find a workable solution. With ChatGPT I can usually either get a solution, or convince myself it's not going to happen, within 5-10 minutes.