The two worlds of programming: why developers who make the same observations about LLMs come to opposite conclusions: https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2026/the-two-worlds-of-programming/
The two worlds of programming: why developers who make the same observations about LLMs come to opposite conclusions

Writing at the end of the world, from Hveragerði, Iceland

@baldur Thank you! This was well written and puts a coherent shape on the dissonance that has utterly confused me for a while now.

For some, shit work with no purpose is what they believe the work is. By accepting that, I can understand how they feel genuinely excited about LLM coding.

@helge 👍