But is it really any faster than using an already existing code generator/scaffolding tool? How do you know your project isn’t just a regurgitation of another repository? Would it be just as fast to clone some existing project and hack on it?
These are the questions everyone seems to be ignoring and saying “only LLMs can make projects quickly” but ignoring everything those LLMs are built on (your llmis probably calling a code gen tool).
For the at work side, I personally haven’t experienced any disadvantages or missed any project deadlines because I didn’t use an LLM, so what does velocity get me? Thumb twiddling time?
dataviz1000•8m ago
It reminds me of Drupal circa 2009.
I was thinking the other day how much better Drupal is. Want a online store? A few commands and bam, online store. Want a newspaper? A few commands and bam, newspaper with publishing workflows, user management, and caching.
Using coding agents isn't much different. There are several things the models are trained to do very well and a few commands will get something. If the developer wants to move the project beyond that, it requires domain knowledge and a lot of hacking.
I wonder if the coding agents will move towards the Drupal model where they create interchangeable components with common interfaces. Like Drupal the coding agents never provide anything truly inovative that hasn't been done before.
mooreds•4m ago
> If the developer wants to move the project beyond that, it requires domain knowledge and a lot of hacking.
Reminds me a bit of this blog post[0].
I remember doing a Drupal project around that time and being astonished at how powerful it was.
I also remember feeling more like a technician connecting various components than like a software engineer, writing code.
I totally saw the value for the client but I really disliked my experience, so I avoided it afterwards.
It might centralize around a specific framework but I think part of the problem is that people want to generate their own framework or at least not care about what the framework is/does/can do. They treat the LLM as the framework which can be non-deterministic and structureless.
anonzzzies•2m ago
> But is it really any faster than using an already existing code generator/scaffolding tool?
Yes, very much so. Our team was fast with those tools and created many of our own before this LLM AI (we used other AIs though to go faster), however it still took weeks to months from idea to launch; the same complexity now takes days, including everything. We already had rigorous processes and those really help now moving at speed. No way anyone can beat this except better AI.
righthand•24m ago
These are the questions everyone seems to be ignoring and saying “only LLMs can make projects quickly” but ignoring everything those LLMs are built on (your llmis probably calling a code gen tool).
For the at work side, I personally haven’t experienced any disadvantages or missed any project deadlines because I didn’t use an LLM, so what does velocity get me? Thumb twiddling time?
dataviz1000•8m ago
I was thinking the other day how much better Drupal is. Want a online store? A few commands and bam, online store. Want a newspaper? A few commands and bam, newspaper with publishing workflows, user management, and caching.
Using coding agents isn't much different. There are several things the models are trained to do very well and a few commands will get something. If the developer wants to move the project beyond that, it requires domain knowledge and a lot of hacking.
I wonder if the coding agents will move towards the Drupal model where they create interchangeable components with common interfaces. Like Drupal the coding agents never provide anything truly inovative that hasn't been done before.
mooreds•4m ago
Reminds me a bit of this blog post[0].
I remember doing a Drupal project around that time and being astonished at how powerful it was.
I also remember feeling more like a technician connecting various components than like a software engineer, writing code.
I totally saw the value for the client but I really disliked my experience, so I avoided it afterwards.
0: https://www.rickmanelius.com/p/the-website-rfp-and-the-impos...
righthand•38s ago
anonzzzies•2m ago
Yes, very much so. Our team was fast with those tools and created many of our own before this LLM AI (we used other AIs though to go faster), however it still took weeks to months from idea to launch; the same complexity now takes days, including everything. We already had rigorous processes and those really help now moving at speed. No way anyone can beat this except better AI.