> you never know if it's actually correct With software you can check this. Have automated tests. Tests pass? Good enough. You think it's not? Then have bette

> you never know if it's actually correct With software you can check this. Have automated tests. Tests pass? Good enough. You think it's not? Then have better tests. > Also I really dislike that (for now) using an LLM means selling your soul to some dubious company. Even if you use only the free tier you still need to upload your code and let the LLM do whatever with it. If an LLM is an indispensible part of being a programmer, everybody will be held hostage by the large techfirms (even more...). LLMs should replace tasks, not jobs. Use this bubble of practically free LLM time to build tools for yourself. Every single utility and automation you've been thinking of can be built in minutes, permanently. If you build something that uses a cloud LLM, build it so that you can switch it to use a local model at any point. Even if the bubble bursts one way or another, the local models will still be there.