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if only programmers cared about functionality as much as syntax we'd be living in a lisp heaven

Why are there no good films is a better question. And we know the answer. Hollywood no longer employs based on talent.

Whether you think LLM's in coding are good or bad largely depends on what you think of current software dev practice. He only gets to this towards the end of the article but this is the main source of personal bias.

If you think the shoddy code currently put into production is fine you're likely to view LLM generated code as miraculous.

If you think that we should stop reinventing variations on the same shoddy code over and over - and instead find ways of reusing existing solid code and generally improving quality (this was the promise of Object Orientation back in the nineties which now looks laughable) then you'll think LLM's are a cynical way to speed up the throughput of garbage code while employing fewer crappy programmers.

Fluoride in water wouldn't be necessary is sugary drinks were taxed heavily (or just banned altogether) and dental care was affordable. But obviously that's considered communism if you're a typical american.

She's a scientist. Most of the people on here are writing software which is essentially reinventing the wheel over and over. Of course you have a different experience of LLMs.

this is exactly my experience

Welcome to 2025...

The upcoming AI crash is gonna be seriously big

So nobody would use code written in common lisp... but they will use code written in an entirely new language.... right...

It's a modern disease to seek "success" rather than mastery of a craft for it's own sake. one can lead to the other but not vice versa.

Enjoy your expensive garbage

All the smartest people are humble and realise the limits of their capability. as a result they automatically make decisions that reduce complexity. unfortunately software development is full of people who overestimate their capability with obvious results

Note to the Times writer if the obituary. you can't accidentally murder someone

No surprise here. People who care will always do a better job than people who are getting paid but don't care.

This is what you get when profit is prioritised over every other factor. i'm not sure why anyone finds this surprising. Social democrats recognise the role of government is to put in place regulations that temper this kind of behaviour. under Trumps 'slash and burn' approach to regulation expect things to get worse on every field