Diagnose Swift errors
Real-world thread: chatGPT is used by a Swift developer to generate error messages and code, which is then reviewed and identified as the cause.
- Agent or tool
- ChatGPT
- Topic
- Sales & Marketing
- Reported on
- Hacker News
- Added
- 2026-10-15
Why it matters
Sales and marketing run on research, lists and follow-ups. Agents are starting to take on that groundwork, freeing people for the conversations that actually close deals. It is one of 63 sightings filed under Sales & Marketing on Agent Sightings (number 30 by interest), and one of 29 involving ChatGPT.
How you could try it
Here is a reusable prompt, written by us in our own words, that captures the task. Paste it into ChatGPT or any similar agent and adjust the details to your situation.
GTM task: diagnose Swift errors. Produce drafts and a prioritized list only; no sends or publishes without approval.
Tip: Start small: run it once on a low-stakes example, read what the agent did, and only then let it run on real work.
Source
Read the original first-hand account on Hacker News: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46201198. Our summary is a paraphrase; details are in the source.