[vertis]

I'm finding myself using the extensively in the learning way, but also I'm an extreme generalist. I've learned so many languages over 23 years, but remembering the ones I don't use frequently is hard. The LLMs become the ultimate memory aid. I know that I can do something in a given language, and will recognised that it's correct when I see it.

Together with increasingly powerful speech to text I find myself talking to the computer more and more.

There are flaws, there are weaknesses, and a bubble, but any dev that can't find any benefit in LLMs is just not looking.

[Onawa]

Languages, syntax, flags, and the details... I too have touched so many different technologies over the years that I understand at a high level, but don't remember the minutiae of. I have almost turned into a "conductor" rather than an instrumentalist.

Especially for debugging issues that could previously take days of searching documentation, Stack overflow, and obscure tech forums. I can now ask an LLM, and maybe 75% of the time I get the right answer. The other 25% of the time it still cuts down on debugging time by helping me try various fixes, or it at least points me in the right direction.

[mordymoop]

The advantage of using LLMs for use in coding, as distinct from most other domains, is that you can usually just directly check if the code it’s giving you is correct, by running it. And if it’s not, the LLM is often good at fixing it once the issue is pointed out.