Comment by bopbopbop7

3 hours ago

> But now that most code is written by LLMs

Got anything to back up this wild statement?

Me, my team, and colleagues also in software dev are all vibe coding. It's so much faster.

  • If I may ask, does the code produced by LLM follow best practices or patterns? What mental model do you use to understand or comprehend your codebase?

    Please know that I am asking as I am curious and do not intend to be disrespectful.

    • Think of the LLM as a slightly lossy compression algorithm fed by various pattern classifiers that weight and bin inputs and outputs.

      The user of the LLM provides a new input, which might or might not closely match the existing smudged together inputs to produce an output that's in the same general pattern as the outputs which would be expected among the training dataset.

      We aren't anywhere near general intelligence yet.

I mean, people who use LLMs to crank out code are cranking it out by the millions of lines. Even if you have never seen it used toward a net positive result, you have to admit there is a LOT of it.