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I Let GPT-5 Pair-Program With Me for a Week — Here’s Why I’m Never Going Back”

1. Code Generation & Scaffolding
Need to spin up a new API, React component, or CLI tool?

How to use: Give GPT-5 a detailed prompt, including tech stack, style preferences, and constraints.

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. Code Generation & Scaffolding
Need to spin up a new API, React component, or CLI tool?

How to use: Give GPT-5 a detailed prompt, including tech stack, style preferences, and constraints.

Example:

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Build a Node.js Express REST API with routes for /users and /posts.
Use TypeScript, MongoDB, and follow Clean Architecture principles.
GPT-5 will output not just code, but also folder structures, naming conventions, and setup instructions.

2. Debugging & Code Review
Paste your error logs or suspicious functions. GPT-5 can often pinpoint the bug and explain why it’s happening.

Pro tip: Tell it your intent, not just the error. It’s better at debugging when it knows your goal.

3. Refactoring & Optimization
Ask it to improve the readability, performance, or maintainability of code.

You can also request specific refactor patterns: “Refactor using Strategy pattern” or “Make it more functional and immutable.”

4. Documentation & Comments
Generate clean, human-readable docs from raw code.

Perfect for quickly creating README files, inline comments, or API documentation.

You can also ask GPT-5 to explain legacy code in plain English.

5. Learning New Tech Fast
Need to learn Go, Rust, or a new JS framework? GPT-5 can walk you through examples, explain concepts, and give mini-projects to practice.

6. Test Writing
Write unit tests, integration tests, and even mock setups.

Tell GPT-5 your testing framework (Jest, PyTest, etc.) and watch it generate relevant cases.

7. Automation & Scripting
Quickly generate Bash, PowerShell, or Python scripts for repetitive tasks.

Useful for DevOps workflows, migrations, or data processing.

💡 Extra Tip: The more context you give GPT-5 (code snippets, environment, goals), the more accurate and production-ready its help will be.

If you want to try GPT-5 and see how much faster it can make your coding life, go another blog

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