[handstitched]

> To me, any software engineer who tries an LLM, shrugs and says “huh, that’s interesting” and then “gets back to work” is completely failing at their actual job, which is using technology to solve problems.

I would argue that the "actual job" is simply to solve problems. The client / customer ultimately do not care what technology you use. Hell, they don't really care if there's technology at all.

And a lot of software engineers have found that using an LLM doesn't actually help solve problems, or the problems it does solve are offset by the new problems it creates.

[senordevnyc]

Again, AI isn’t the right tool for every job, but that’s not the same thing as a shallow dismissal.

[bigstrat2003]

What you described isn't a shallow dismissal. They tried it, found it to not be useful in solving the problems they face, and moved on. That's what any reasonable professional should do if a tool isn't providing them value. Just because you and they disagree on whether the tool provides value doesn't mean that they are "failing at their job".

[jacquesm]

It is however much less of a shallow dismissal of a tool than your shallow dismissal of a person, or in fact a large group of persons.