Can You Depend on ChatGPT to Learn JavaScript?

You can ask ChatGPT to write code for you just by typing a request in plain English, and it’ll instantly spit out seemingly workable code.

That could be very handy in times when you can’t remember specific syntax and don’t have time to look up the documentation, or you need to browse some sample code. You could even ask ChatGPT to debug your code for you in a pinch.

Pretty sweet, right?

But ChatGPT occasionally comes up with examples that are completely fabricated.

I recently wanted to create a newsletter popup for this blog. I asked ChatGPT to show me a few ways to do so. It came up with a few options. Half of these were completely made-up solutions that would never work.

Language models like ChatGPT are incapable of telling the truth. They don't have a concept of true or false. They don't have the means to judge.

ChatGPT is very submissive. You can inform ChatGPT that two plus two equals five, and it will believe you and it will give you that result in the next time you ask. This tool will do everything to try and convince you that you are right.

If you’re solely relying on ChatGPT to learn JavaScript, you could be easily misled into wrong information on the concepts, which you will never know since you are new to the language.

You will also be missing out on some crucial programming principles — like knowing how to solve problems, understanding how to read tech documentation, getting comfortable with trial and error, and building things on your own.

In conclusion, Chatgpt is a great tool to use when you know the concepts and want to quickly look at the syntax or want a sample code. It can be quite dangerous to use it when you are learning JavaScript.

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  • You've decided to learn JavaScript.
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