ChatGPT + FreeBASIC

[Luxan]

Just ran

ollama run qwen2.5-coder:1.5b

this is fairly smooth, producing sensible freebasic code and glsl code that may also be sensible.
At the moment these are just small pieces of code.

If this is running completely upon my PC then this is remarkable.
The only discomfort is over copyright, Alibaba may not be as stringent as OpenAI though.

Musk wanted OpenAI to be free and open, even so copyright issues might still arise.
What's the story when using Grok for coding, or other.

There appear to be variants of gemini available from ollama, there's also gemma.

[Imortis]

Is it really that hard to just learn to code properly?

No it's not I have done it the last 45 years and it paid all my bills !
But to day "AI prompting" how to say your issue to get the best results
are a big topic and should be learned also. (not only for young people)

Joshy

I think the tech is still far too raw to be truly useful yet. It is amazing how accurate LLMs can be when you don't know anything about the question you ask. Ask it about something you do and see what happens. Better yet, ask it about yourself and see what it returns.

I see this as no different than Blockchain/crypto. The bubble will burst and all the time spent to learn to "craft prompts" will become next to useless.

Is it really that hard to just learn to code properly?

Photography: "Is it really that hard to learn how to develop photos in a darkroom?" (Everyone just uses smartphone filters and AI-enhanced editing now).

Language: "Is it really that hard to learn a new language?" (Everyone just points Google Translate at a menu and nods like they understood "despacito").

Math: "Is it really that hard to learn algebra?" (Calculators solve equations in seconds—why bother with x when you can just press "="?).

Art/Design: "Is it really that hard to sculpt with clay?" (3D printers create hyper-detailed designs with millimeter-perfect precision… and zero messy hands).

Music: "Is it really that hard to learn how to sing?" (Reggaeton stars make millions with heavily processed vocals, and even pros rely on Auto-Tune to sound "natural")

DeepSeek R1...

Yes, yes. I am an old man shaking my fist at clouds. Very funny.

[c-sanchez]

Yes, yes. I am an old man shaking my fist at clouds. Very funny.

I won't even bother to remove the Gemini logo from the image (lower right corner)