Sue SmithSep 13, 2025

This is why I believe we're going to need better tools for reading and exploring codebases

"Writing code is easy. Once you have a solution in mind, and have mastered the syntax of your favorite programming language, writing code is easy. Having an LLM write entire functions for you? Even easier. But the hard part isn’t the writing. It’s the reading. It’s the time it takes to load the mental model of the system into your head. That’s where all the cost really is."

https://idiallo.com/blog/writing-code-is-easy-reading-is-hard

Writing Code Is Easy. Reading It Isn’t.

Writing code is easy. Once you have a solution in mind, and have mastered the syntax of your favorite programming language, writing code is easy. Having an LLM write entire functions for you? Even eas

Ibrahim Diallo Blog
Show threadEric Lawton

@sue

As I worked through my IT career, I started by spending most time on coding and unit testing, from specs, under supervision of a senior developer. But over 15 years, that transformed into more time with industry people understanding requirements of end users, managers, their customers, security folks, IT admin, … and far less coding.

Sep 13, 2025 at 2:15pmWeb