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1. brink · 1791054618 · focus · HN ↗

   I also have found that AI has not lived up to many of its promises and have dialed back what AI gets control of. My projects were turning into unmaintainable messes. The people who say coding is solved aren't paying attention.

   1. bitfilped · 1791056769 · focus · HN ↗

      The people saying programming is solved couldn't program in the first place is what I've noticed. So to them it really does feel solved, things "work" and they don't have to learn what they don't know about programming.

      1. orangecat · 1791057564 · focus · HN ↗

         I've been programming professionally for decades. LLMs are extremely useful. At this point if you haven't figured out how to get value out of them, you're either holding them very wrong or you're being willfully ignorant.

         1. mod50ack · 1791057769 · focus · HN ↗

            I think it depends which LLM tool you're using. If you're using an older, worse model (the kind that you can use for free), the experience is significantly more frustrating. On the other hand, I'd say that the current best models are very useful with a skilled operator.

            1. drewstiff · 1791063781 · focus · HN ↗

               I would argue that using an older model and assuming that it is the cutting edge is basically equivalent to holding it wrong
         2. Keyframe · 1791058506 · focus · HN ↗

            You both can be right at the same time.

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