'ChatGPT kind of sucked' — Former Assassin's Creed director says he used AI to help him learn to code, but it was 'brutal'
Clint Hocking, the former director of Assassin's Creed Hexe, shared his experience using AI to learn coding. He found ChatGPT to be unhelpful, describing the process as 'brutal' and stating that he learned to code despite the AI tool. Hocking ultimately switched to JavaScript for his coding education.
- ▪Clint Hocking used ChatGPT to help him learn to code but found it ineffective.
- ▪He described the experience as 'brutal' and stated that the AI tool 'kind of sucked.'
- ▪After a year and a half, Hocking switched to JavaScript and acknowledged he learned to code despite ChatGPT.
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Gaming Gaming Industry 'ChatGPT kind of sucked' — Former Assassin's Creed director says he used AI to help him learn to code, but it was 'brutal' News By Demi Williams published 26 May 2026 The developer turned to JavaScript to learn to code properly When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Ubisoft) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Former Assassin's Creed Hexe director Clint Hocking says he used AI to learn to codeHocking says he used ChatGPT to mostly debug code, but found that it "sucked" He later switched to JavaScript and learned to code…
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