Yes. Before LLMs, I saw a lot of value in it. Building things was how I learned, found gaps in what I knew, and proved to myself that I could take something from an idea to a working system.
I worked day and night for long periods to improve that skill. I put in extra hours because getting better was hard, and there was joy and meaning in finally being able to do things that I could not do before.
Now it feels different. A lot of that work can be done with a few prompts and a short feedback loop, and someone who never spent those years learning can often reach a similar result. That is the part I am struggling with. It feels like years of hard-earned advantage disappeared very quickly.
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Yes. Before LLMs, I saw a lot of value in it. Building things was how I learned, found gaps in what I knew, and proved to myself that I could take something from an idea to a working system.
I worked day and night for long periods to improve that skill. I put in extra hours because getting better was hard, and there was joy and meaning in finally being able to do things that I could not do before.
Now it feels different. A lot of that work can be done with a few prompts and a short feedback loop, and someone who never spent those years learning can often reach a similar result. That is the part I am struggling with. It feels like years of hard-earned advantage disappeared very quickly.