Make ChatGPT Your Intern, Not Your Boss

How I used ChatGPT to solve a real-world coding problem

Sudarshan Muralidhar

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If you’re a software engineer trying to use ChatGPT to code, you’re probably doing it wrong.

You’ve heard about the incredible applications of ChatGPT in education, law and healthcare, to name a few, and as a result you might expect it to write amazing code. And to be fair, ChatGPT does often solve simple coding challenges well. But as soon as you try to solve a real-world problem, it breaks down — ChatGPT either doesn’t understand the problem…

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Sudarshan Muralidhar

Lead engineer at MongoDB. Cofounder of Upbeat Music App. I do cloud things.