Why LLMs Can't Build Software
10 days ago
- #Mental Models
- #Software Engineering
- #LLMs
- Effective software engineers excel at building and maintaining clear mental models of requirements and code.
- The Software Engineering Loop involves understanding requirements, writing code, verifying it, and iterating based on discrepancies.
- LLMs can generate and update code but struggle with maintaining clear mental models, leading to confusion and inefficiency.
- Current LLMs face issues like context omission, recency bias, and hallucination, limiting their ability to understand complex problems.
- For non-trivial tasks, software engineers must ensure requirements are clear and the code functions as intended, with LLMs serving as tools.
- Zed advocates for collaboration between humans and AI in software development, with humans leading the process.