Reflections on LLMs and Their Impact on Software Development Practices
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Summary
The author shares personal reflections on the current state of Large Language Models (LLMs) and AI in software development, questioning whether they truly accelerate development or impact code quality. The article highlights the problem with early surveys that fail to account for how people are actually using LLMs, suggesting that usage patterns significantly affect outcomes.
Key quotes
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One of the big problems with these surveys is that they aren't taking into account how people are using the LLMs.
From what I can tell the way people use these tools makes a huge difference in the outcomes.
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