Comment by hrideshmg
2 hours ago
As a junior, i do actually enjoy going back and forth with the AI discussing different ways to implement something and exploring alternatives.
More often than not, I'd have an architectural idea that I'm not that confident in. The process of talking with the LLM takes a long time but it helps me sharpen the initial approach or even come up with a new one depending on the requirements.
Be sure to explicitly ask for critiques or alternatives. In my experience the machine is really susceptible to a sort of anchoring effect.
In this vein, I have a system level memory for Claude to push back and give me direct feedback when possible. So far a success as it helps cut through the sycophancy.
This is how I do it to and I’m an architect/senior dev. Keep it up!
Same. My total agentic session time/effort is about 70/30 discussion vs code-gen. I've got 12 years experience.
As a senior, I do the same.
This used to be called Pair Programming. And just letting you know, it’s not just juniors… we’re all do this :)
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