Is ChatGPT Any Good for Coding?

ChatGPT can be powerful as a tool. It can develop more efficient methods of doing things and even give you a heads-up when needed. However, it’s not a human, and you should be wary about what it tells you to do. ChatGPT can hallucinate vividly and sometimes has trouble recalling things that it just gave you. This is even worse when considering using two approaches to get the same result. It isn’t intelligent enough to know which one of the options you choose to go with, so you’ll have to “label” it.

GPT can serve as a “code companion” to developers. Many of us know that sometimes, we miss tiny details, and GPT can help keep us aware of those details. If you’re a new coder, you can ask GPT questions to help you understand complex concepts and break those down into more digestible bits. More experienced coders can use GPT to look up things they might have spent hours scouring forums. I remember learning a new way to do a wave-function collapse algorithm from ChatGPT after spending almost eleven hours (!) looking for a simple explanation online. GPT is also really great at giving you code snippets. For example, the prompt, “How do I Sort an Array in Python,” provided us the following code block:

“How can I implement a binary search in Java?” gives you this:

When prompting ChatGPT for snippets like these, be succinct. Don’t combine more than one idea at a time, and specify the language.

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Are you seeing the Memory integrity is off message in Windows Security and are unable to enable it because its toggle is grayed out? Having this feature disabled means that your system is at a risk of being invaded by malware. Read along to know what’s causing this problem and how you can fix it.

What Causes Memory Integrity Errors on Windows

Memory integrity is a virtualization-based security feature that safeguards your computer against malware that tries to exploit the Windows kernel. You can turn it on or off in the Core isolation section of the Windows Security app. Open the Windows Security app, click the “Device Security” tab on the left, and scroll to Core Isolation. Sometimes, the memory integrity toggle may appear grayed out with a message stating, “Memory integrity is off. Your device may be vulnerable.”

This issue is often linked to your drivers. If your drivers become corrupted due to reasons such as improper system shutdowns or BSOD, you’ll likely encounter this problem. Another situation where you might encounter this issue is when you connect a new device to your computer. If you see this message in such cases, it suggests that your computer may not be compatible with the driver of the newly connected device. In addition to all those scenarios, it could simply be an interface problem. This means the feature is functioning correctly in the background, but you’re seeing the message due to an interface bug in Windows 11.

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Is a Bluetooth device, or the entire Bluetooth category, not showing up in Device Manager? Issues, such as accidentally hiding Bluetooth devices, disabling a service, corrupted drivers, or the presence of a static charge, can cause this problem.

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What Is YouTube’s Smart Downloads Feature?

On YouTube, if you want to watch videos offline, you have to download them manually. While this gives you control over what you download, it can be tedious, and you might sometimes miss out on great recommendations. That’s where YouTube Premium’s Smart Downloads feature comes in. YouTube’s Smart Downloads feature automatically downloads videos for offline viewing based on your preferences. It analyzes your watch history, subscribed channels, and saved videos to predict what you’ll enjoy.

The feature ensures that you always have something to watch, even when you’re offline. One important thing you need to remember is that you must connect to Wi-Fi once every 30 days to update the downloads, or they will all be automatically deleted.

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Use the Bash shell in Linux to manage foreground and background processes. You can use Bash’s job control functions and signals to give you more flexibility in how you run commands.

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The Linux curl command can do a whole lot more than download files. Find out what curl is capable of, and when you should use it instead of wget.

curl vs. wget : What’s the Difference?

People often struggle to identify the relative strengths of the wget and curl commands. The commands do have some functional overlap. They can each retrieve files from remote locations, but that’s where the similarity ends. wget is a fantastic tool for downloading content and files. It can download files, web pages, and directories. It contains intelligent routines to traverse links in web pages and recursively download content across an entire website. It is unsurpassed as a command-line download manager. curl satisfies an altogether different need.

Yes, it can retrieve files, but it cannot recursively navigate a website looking for content to retrieve. What curl actually does is let you interact with remote systems by making requests to those systems, and retrieving and displaying their responses to you. Those responses might well be web page content and files, but they can also contain data provided via a web service or API as a result of the “question” asked by the curl request.

And curl isn’t limited to websites. curl supports over 20 protocols, including HTTP, HTTPS, SCP, SFTP, and FTP. And arguably, due to its superior handling of Linux pipes, curl can be more easily integrated with other commands and scripts. The author of curl has a webpage that describes the differences he sees between curl and wget.

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Why Should You Make Your iPhone Screen Black and White?

There are a couple of reasons why you should consider switching your phone to black-and-white. Perhaps most importantly, if you’re colorblind, a grayscale display mode makes it easier for you to distinguish objects and read text better. Though this is primarily an accessibility option, there are uses outside of this to consider too.

A black-and-white screen can help you disconnect and cut back on your screen time by making your phone less fun to use. It makes your Instagram feed look dull and washed out, web pages look dry and bland, and games feel tedious and monotonous. In essence, it makes your phone feel a bit boring, which will (hopefully) motivate you to get off it.

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Whether you want to fix your image’s orientation or you think a photo will look better if it’s rotated a specific way, it’s quick and easy to rotate pictures on Windows 11.

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Does your text cursor randomly turn white when you hover over text input fields? This issue is common across various programs on Windows, especially browsers and Microsoft Office applications.

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What is the Play Store “Download Pending” Error?

The Google Play Store “Download Pending” error occurs when there’s a problem with the download process. It means that your device is waiting for the download to start. The most common reason why this happens is that you’re trying to download too many apps or updates at once. Downloads happen one after the other, and your download will not start until the apps in the queue have been downloaded. Another major culprit is a poor internet connection. Downloads happen over the internet; if your connection is unstable, it can halt the download and leave it pending. Also, full storage space can affect your downloads on the Play Store. If you do not have space on your Android phone, your download will not be completed. You need enough space for the app to store its files.

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