AI rarely gets syntax wrong; it invents APIs
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It's very common that it just makes up function calls in libraries and APIs that don't exist.
Episode 230: Baking Polyfill (episode page, opens in a new tab) 00:23:03 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)
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Summary
When Adam says AI coding tools rarely get syntax wrong, Dave agrees but points to the real failure mode: they commonly make up function calls in libraries and APIs that don't exist.