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Comment by surgical_fire

6 days ago

> If an LLM can do 20% more things than a junior dev can but also cannot do a different 20% of things a junior dev can

This is not how it works. I am only punching wind because your arguments are as solid as air.

Comparing an LLM to a Junior Dev is like comparing a Secretary to an Answering Machine - both can technically answer calls, so they must be somewhat similar? What a load of hot, steaming bullshit.

> No one is claiming A = C, so don't keep punching the wind. They are claiming A ~= C.

And I am claiming that A != C. I was not even arguing against they are equal, I am arguing against them being similar in any way.

I maintain what I said before, I sincerely doubt the competence and experience in real life professional setting of anyone claiming LLMs are in anyway remotely similar to junior devs

> Comparing an LLM to a Junior Dev is like comparing a Secretary to an Answering Machine

The number of secretaries declines after answering machines became more prevalent.

You can keep throwing ad hominin if you think it's helping change reality. I wish we weren't headed this way, I really do, but we are. So we might as well confront reality. Catch you in 3 years when whatever happens - happens.

  • > The number of secretaries declines after answering machines became more prevalent.

    Citation needed

    > Catch you in 3 years when whatever happens - happens.

    I wish I had 1 euro for whenever crypto shills told me those exact words regarding the inevitably of cryptocurrency replacing actual currency.

    Note that I said 1 euro and not 1 of some shitcoint.