I'm not of the "LLMs will replace all software developers within a year" mindset, but this critique feels a bit overstated. The challenge of navigating rapidly

I'm not of the "LLMs will replace all software developers within a year" mindset, but this critique feels a bit overstated. The challenge of navigating rapidly changing or poorly documented code isn’t new: It’s been a constant at every company I’ve worked with. At larger organizations the sheer volume of code, often written by adjacent teams, will outpace your ability to fully understand it. Smaller companies tend to iterate so quickly (and experience so much turnover) that code written two weeks ago might already be unrecognizable, if the original author is even still around after those two weeks! The old adage still applies: the ability to read code is more crucial than the ability to write it. LLMs just amplify that dynamic. The only real difference is that you should assume the author is gone the moment the code lands. The author is ephemeral, or they went on PTO/quit immediately afterward: Whatever makes you more comfortable.