> This was before the bot could competently code things

Agree to disagree

Getting something working is the absolute bare minimum, it's not "competent"

The fact that it can, and often does, get things working, sometimes even well, is evidence enough. It can't do some things, it can easily do others, and knowing which is which is very important nowadays.

> The fact that it can, and often does, get things working, sometimes even well, is evidence enough

So can my 12 year old nephew, but we aren't racing to put him in charge of software development in professional settings