We should stop pretending like LLMs are software engineers
20 hours ago
- #Software Engineering
- #LLMs
- #AI coding tools
- LLMs are not software engineers despite marketing hype suggesting otherwise.
- AI coding tools produce code that often lacks readability and maintainability for humans.
- Humans excel at organizing code spatially and applying long-term conventions and standards.
- Best use of AI coding tools is as surgical aids, not autonomous agents.
- Cursor Compose was effective because it followed instructions precisely for specific edits.
- Working software differs from software that is enjoyable and sustainable to build on.