Ask HN: How do you learn with LLMs?

2 points | by py4 6 hours ago ago

4 comments

  • austin-cheney a few seconds ago

    I don’t typically use AI when programming.

    When putting my perf tests behind a setTimeout I found I could push my WebSocket message send speed from 3,250,000 messages per second to about 3,250,000 messages in about 0.002 seconds. I did not believe the numbers so I asked about this on IRC. People said my perf must be broken and I should use AI to find the error. After a few factual corrections about the code Claude confirmed the numbers as valid.

  • hahahaa an hour ago

    I love the question. I haven't been too intentional in LLM driven learning but for code I do like to get the LLM to make the code and then I review it closely making sure I understand it. Question it etc.

    Socratic method seems like a good idea maybe there are skills out there for it.

  • mpc75 3 hours ago

    I've had a bit of success building little games. Not exactly what you'd consider "advanced technical stuff", but I used AI to help me get better at reading the water for fly fishing.

    For more technical stuff, like deep database expertise, I used it probably like you do, just tons of follow-ups, ELI5 commands, etc.

    • py4 2 hours ago

      tnx. can you share more about your game experiment?