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Comment by montroser

Well, not that one, because that one is incorrect.

Adoption of coding agents is motivated by understanding and productivity. That's not traditionally a religious aspiration.

In software engineering, and in so many other settings too, LLMs can act as a strong catalyst, or strong damper for curiosity and critical thinking. The same way that when you used to find a thread on StackOverflow about the exact problem you were facing, you could either copy/paste the solution and forge ahead, or else use those breadcrumbs to research and more deeply understand the problem and its prospective solutions -- you can drive the model to the same effect.

If you are looking to think critically, it can be an absolutely fantastic partner in that endeavor. If you are looking to slap together a solution for a problem you don't care to understand, it can do that too. How you want to use it is up to you. And how other people use it can and will be everywhere across that spectrum.

parent montroser 13 days ago

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