Tech Professionals Overlooking Fundamentals in Favor of LLMs
By
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9mo ago· 1 min readenOpinion
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Summary
The article discusses the concerning trend of tech professionals neglecting fundamental skills, such as SQL in data analytics, due to over-reliance on LLMs (Large Language Models). The author expresses frustration with the blind trust in LLMs and warns against the unrealistic expectations of their capabilities.
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I worry that we are being over sold on a promise that LLMs will magically solve problems without understanding the basics.
SQL is table stakes in data analytics, yet people blindly trust LLM outputs without knowing how to debug them.
With the rise of LLMs, I am seeing tech professionals blatantly skipping over the fundamentals.
For example, in my world of data analytics, SQL is table s...
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