Has anyone even read here that I read every line of code, making sure that they’re all correct? I do also make sure that all tests are relevant, using relevant data and I make sure that the result of each test is correctly asserted.

No one would ever be able to tell what tools I used to create my code, it always passes the code reviews.

Why all the vitriol?

Have you read anything I’ve written on how I use LLM’s? Hot garbage? When’s the last time you actually used one?

Here are some studies to counter your vibes argument.

55.8% faster: arxiv.org/abs/2302.06590

These ones indicate positive effects: arxiv.org/abs/2410.12944 arxiv.org/abs/2509.19708

But I’ve been doing this for years.

Slower?

Is getting a whole C# class unit tested in minutes slower, compared to setting up all the scaffolding, test data etc, possibly taking hours?

Is getting a React hook, with unit tests in minutes slower than looking up docs, hunting on Stack Overflow etc and slowly creating the code by hand over several hours?

Are you a dev yourself, and in that case, what’s your experience using LLM’S?

I don’t think we’re using LLM’S in the same way?

As I’ve stated several times elsewhere in this thread, I more often than not get excellent results, with little to no hallucinations. As a matter of fact, I can’t even remember the last time it happened when programming.

Also, they way I work, no one could ever tell that I used an LLM to create the code.

That leaves us your point #4, and what the fuck? Why do upper management always seem to be so utterly incompetent and without a clue when it comes to tech? LLM’S are tools, not a complete solution.

Naaw, just when things started to get interesting…

I do wonder why so many devs seem to have so wildly different experiences? You seem to have LLM’s making up stuff as they go, while I’m over here having it create mostly flawless code over and over again. Is it different behavior for different languages? Is it different models, different tooling etc? I’m using it for C#, React (Native), Vue etc and I’m using the web interface of one of the major LLM’S to ask questions, pasting the code of interfaces, sometimes whole React hooks, components etc and I get refactored or even new components back. I also paste whole classes or functions (anonymized) to get them unit tested. Could yoy elaborate on how you’re using LLM’S?

Where I live, they keep pushing the retirement age upwards, so I’m looking at working until I die at the ripe age of 79 or something

It’s bad over there, isn’t it? In your opinion, are LLM’s causing the downward trend in the job market?

At least where I work, we’re actually teaching the junior devs on best practices and patterns that are tried and true. Like no code copying, small classes with one task, small methods with one task, separating logic from the database/presentation, unit testing etc.