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LLMs are the most disruptive change to coding since the World Wide Web.
Writing code is easier than understanding code, a dynamic unchanged by LLMs.
Every line of code represents tech debt, encoding current, possibly flawed understanding.
Updating mental models is harder with LLMs than with engineers.
Convincing engineers to abandon outdated tests is likened to reasoning with toddlers.
LLMs struggle to prioritize existing codebase elements over new creations.
LLMs frequently reinvent existing functionality, leading to 'bushy' codebases.
Productive teams rely on deep toolchain expertise, a practice challenged by LLMs.
LLMs lower coding costs but increase ecological diversity in software environments.
Current trends suggest a future of large, complex, bespoke codebases.
Potential exists for LLMs to aid in code reading and reasoning, reducing complexity.

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