But LLMs have been invaluable for those kinds of problems that don’t make any sense where I have to dismantle everything just to figure it out, with the full knowledge that I will kick myself once I figure out what it is. LLMs have helped me troubleshoot those issues much faster and with significantly less frustration.

If an LLM can do it, it’s “undifferentiated heavy lifting” that doesn’t add value by my typing it out myself.

I’m no more going to stop using LLM based coding assistants in 2025 than I’m going to stop using compilers instead of programming in assembly like I did in the mid 80s

It also walks you through changes one by one and lets you approve them. It beats the typical PR process via github because you go through it in logical order - why this code is here, etc.

When you multiply big numbers do you do them on paper instead of a calculator? Why should the calculator figure out your tip?

It’s just a tool bro. It’s not a big deal. You’re still solving problems, if you can use it you can go far and wide. You’re not forced to use it.

Times change. Things evolve.

Lots of people paint or do pottery as a hobby. But most people just prefer to buy their bowls. If that makes sense.