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How to keep enjoying programming in a world of LLMs

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  1. geraldwhen · · focus · HN ↗
    It's over. LLMs can produce any algorithm, any tech stack, any concept in seconds, minutes, or hours.

    Writing code is like trying to build a house without powertools. Could you do it? Sure. But no one ever will, for most values of no one.

    1. mycocola · · focus · HN ↗
      I think it’s more analogous to view LLMs as taking steroids while not going to the gym.
      1. na1026 · · focus · HN ↗
        The shirtless body of the average LLM user: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;nypost.com&#x2F;wp-content&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;sites&#x2F;2&#x2F;2022&#x2F;07&#x2F;elon-musk-shirtless-mykonos-12.jpg?w=691" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;nypost.com&#x2F;wp-content&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;sites&#x2F;2&#x2F;2022&#x2F;07&#x2F;elon-m...
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