Comment by nonethewiser

I dont think it's a replacement for that but it's definitely provides some of it. Whereas senior+ level people were required before.

I think that's sort of a theme with LLMs. It's not that it's better than "the real thing" (in this case a senior+ software engineer) or that its without flaws... but it's a fucking service. Having just a semblance of an advanced software engineer in your pocket is a game changer. It doesn't need to be perfect or better than the real thing to fundamentally change things.