Counterexample: Ive been able to complete more side projects in the last month leveraging llms than i have ever in my life. One of which I believe to have potential as a viable product, and another which involved complicated rust `no_std` and linker setup for compiling rust code onto bare metal RISCV from scratch.
I think the key to being successful here is to realize that you're still at the wheel as an engineer. The llm is there to rapidly synthesize the universe of information.
You still need to 1) have solid fundamentals in order to have an intuition against that synthesis, and 2) be experienced enough to translate that synthesis into actionable outcomes.
If youre lacking in either, youre at the same whims of copypasta that have always existed.
I think the key to being successful here is to realize that you're still at the wheel as an engineer. The llm is there to rapidly synthesize the universe of information.
You still need to 1) have solid fundamentals in order to have an intuition against that synthesis, and 2) be experienced enough to translate that synthesis into actionable outcomes.
If youre lacking in either, youre at the same whims of copypasta that have always existed.