You are right, though I think some of it is our addiction to phones and such. BUT as a very mediocre coder llms have really accelerated my ability to code. I think I am the sweet spot for them. Much more experienced than a beginner because I know when to use classes, certain data types etc and can get the LLM to do what I ask and make changes when it’s crap. But not nearly good enough to construct algorithms in my head, which is probably a big advantage to an experienced coder and LLMs help to catch the rest of us up (though definitely do not replace.)
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You are right, though I think some of it is our addiction to phones and such. BUT as a very mediocre coder llms have really accelerated my ability to code. I think I am the sweet spot for them. Much more experienced than a beginner because I know when to use classes, certain data types etc and can get the LLM to do what I ask and make changes when it’s crap. But not nearly good enough to construct algorithms in my head, which is probably a big advantage to an experienced coder and LLMs help to catch the rest of us up (though definitely do not replace.)