User Misconceptions of LLM-Based Conversational Programming Assistants

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arXiv:2510.25662v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Programming assistants powered by large language models (LLMs) have become widely available, with conversational assistants such as ChatGPT particularly accessible to novice programmers. However, varied tool capabilities and inconsistent availability of extensions (e.g., web search, code execution, retrieval-augmented generation) create opportunities for user misconceptions that may lead to over-reliance, unproductive practices, or insuff