Comment by makapuf
1 day ago
Did google search and stackoverlow and internet deflate programming ?
Comparing with reading books you might have or need to order, read, or get from the library, you bet.
There still are some interesting problems to tackle. Maybe more than before. So who knows.
Having lived through the internet, Google and stack overflow revolting I think there is a substantial difference with an LLM.
The previous made it easier to learn things, while LLMs do things for you.
As a result of Google and SO I was really bad in what they replaced.
As a student I memorized all the utilities I had to use frequently, but since the search revolution I keep googlung simplest stuff. "how to check if character is in string" every day because I don't have to remember it.
I might be an exception but I clearly got much worse in knowing things by heart because they are one search away.
Amd I think it's plausible that a person who will only ever work with LLM will never learn to actually code. And if they don't then what will they be able to reliably deliver.