The next hit: How LLMs change the way engineers work
10 hours ago
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- #productivity reflection
- #LLM impact
- LLMs compress time to a sense of accomplishment in coding, allowing tasks that took days to be completed in minutes, providing immediate satisfaction.
- The speed can be addictive but reduces time for deep reflection and careful planning, potentially leading to poorly considered code or 'making junk fast'.
- Engineers need to shift skills from writing individual lines of code to more strategic, product-manager-like thinking, focusing on goals, trade-offs, and being 'planful'.
- There's an emotional transition as long-developed coding skills may atrophy, requiring adaptation to new ways of working while maintaining ownership and responsibility for AI-generated code.
- LLMs accelerate development but necessitate slowing down to review outputs and ensure quality, balancing speed with intentional building to achieve meaningful results.