I've been using ChatGPT Plus for about 1-2 months, but I'm really not impressed. My friends rave about it, but I feel like the AI just doesn't get me. I'm currently working on a major project and it can't seem to process my 300-line code files correctly. Instead of giving me the full version, it keeps trimming down my input to around 60 or 100 lines and points out pieces of code that aren't even there. I've tried re-uploading the files multiple times, but it seems stubborn and consistently gives me wrong information. It's frustrating because I don't believe the issue is with my prompting. Have any of you experienced similar issues? Are there better alternatives out there for coding assistance?
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You might need to rethink how you interact with it. Try skipping the polite approach! Being more direct and calling it out when it misunderstands could produce better results. Just be blunt and see if it changes its response style.
Honestly, I've had great results with ChatGPT for smaller tasks. If it’s still not working for you, you might want to explore alternatives like Gemini 2.5 Pro. Some users are claiming better results than ChatGPT for coding.
Hey! I feel you on the struggle with AI understanding. It’s important to give clear instructions. Instead of just saying 'fix this', try outlining your project goals and specifics about your code. Providing context can really help the AI assist you better.
I think sometimes it just 'makes stuff up' when it doesn’t know. It’s frustrating, but I think you’d get better responses if you treat it less like a person and more like a tool that occasionally needs a push in the right direction.
I totally get your frustration! One approach that might help is to break your code into smaller segments. Instead of submitting the whole file at once, try working on parts of it: focus on a chunk, get it updated, then put the pieces back together. It’s a bit of hand-holding, but it could help clarify things for the AI.
But what if I don't know which chunk is causing the issue? It feels like it just pulls random chunks out of nowhere!
Do I need to keep reminding it with that structure every time we talk? Seems tedious.