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 its so helpful.
“how many 80lb bags of concrete do i need to pour an 8x8 slab 3 inches thick?”
“how do i apply a rule to every line starting with ![  using C regular expressions?” 
 coding syntax help feels like a superpower ...

sometimes I know how to do the code and I still ask how can I do this better so it can teach me 
 i have learned more posix shell script tricks in the last month… i really enjoy the access.
but its wrong enough of the time that you have to keep learning. 
 yes, it definitely makes silly mistakes, if I stay in control then it's a great tool. I think just blindly using it and taking anything it says is a mistake for now 
 that will always be a mistake 👍