The Limitations of LLMs in Software Engineering: Beyond Just Writing Code
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Summary
The article discusses the limitations of Large Language Models (LLMs) in building software, emphasizing the iterative and mental-model-driven process of effective software engineering. It highlights the 'Software Engineering Loop,' which involves understanding requirements, coding, evaluating the code's actual behavior, and iterating to align the two. The piece underscores that writing code is just one part of the broader engineering process.
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Writing code is only one part of effective software engineering.
From the Zed Blog: Writing code is only one part of effective software engineering.
