i do not want to get into the business of posting LLM takes but very briefly:
It feels clear to me that some people* are getting value out of using LLMs for programming. Basically see https://simonwillison.net/'s whole blog. If I think about it purely on the basis of "in a vacuum, can this help me write programs", it seems like an exciting technology.
BUT...
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(* it also feels clear that some people are NOT getting value out of LLMs, hoping to avoid flamewars about that please)
@b0rk I look at this way, these tools are profoundly changing our work, society.
I can sit on the sidelines and ignore it, or I can help shape the conversation in a small way.
I focus on helping find value: https://talk.macpowerusers.com/t/using-claude-as-strategic-thought-partner/44493 and the weaknesses https://agilepainrelief.com/blog/genai-code-quality-fundamental-flaws-and-how-bluffing-makes-it-worse/ and https://agilepainrelief.com/blog/is-ai-making-your-organization-fragile-or-more-resilient/
If I could turn back the clock on this technology, I would.
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