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epolanski on Oct 4, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Canvas is a new way to write and code with ChatGPT

Nono, he has shipped an app before learning to code.

The fact that he liked and enjoyed coding was what actually prompted him into learning to code after that first experience.

vlunkr on Oct 5, 2024 [–]

So he’s a naturally talented developer who learned to code as he created his first app. Maybe he didn’t understand specifics, but you have to be able to intuit a lot to string a bunch of AI snippets into an app.

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