Ask HN: Using ChatGPT to Code

2 points by sierra118 11 hours ago

Hi everyone. I wanted to get an opinion on this and was hesitant to ask this on reddit as people there can be hostile to the question I am asking.

I am currently developing a game in Godot 4. I am primarily an artist and writer, so coding does not come naturally to me. I understand the basic concepts of GDscript and the syntax of it - I really just have, "where do I even begin" problem.

I needed to make a 3D character controller for my MC and while I knew what functions I would need and such, I opted to use ChatGPT to code it and it was mostly flawless (I had to tinker it a little for my liking).

I know that as my game gets bigger, this method likely won't work, but I see it akin to sketching. I feel a little guilty. Any advice?