Comment by torginus
8 days ago
Imo getting 70% of the way is very valuable for quickly creating throwaway prototypes, exploring approaches and learning new stuff.
However getting the AI to build production quality code is sometimes quite frustrating, and requires a very hands-on approach.
Yep - no doubt that LLMs are useful. I use them every day, for lots of stuff. It's a lot better than Google search was in its prime. Will it translate to massively increased output for the typical engineer esp. senior/staff+)? I don't think it will without a radical change to the architecture. But that is an opinion.
I completely agree, I found it very funny that I have been transitioning from an "LLM sceptic" to a "LLM advocate", without changing my viewpoint. I have long said that LLM's won't be replacing swathes of the workforce any time soon and that LLM's are of course useful for specific tasks, especially prototyping and drafting.
I have gone from being challenged on the first point, to the second. The hype is not what it has been.