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When producing code is cheap, you can spend more time on verification testing. Force the LLM to follow a workflow, have it do TDD, use task lists, have it writ
by turlockmike 10mo ago
When producing code is cheap, you can spend more time on verification testing.
Force the LLM to follow a workflow, have it do TDD, use task lists, have it write implementation plans.
LLMs are great coders, but subpar developers, help them be a good developer and you will see massive returns.
- pydry 10mo agoCoz I have always done coding this way with humans I started out using LLMs to do simple bits of refactoring where tests could be used to validate that the output still worked. I did not get the impression from this that LLMs were great coders. They would frequently miss stuff, make mistakes and often just ignore the instructions i gave them. Sometimes they would get it right but not enough. The agentic coding loop still slowed me down overall. Perhaps if i were more junior it would have been a net boost.