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Then why did most software fail to do that even before the advent of LLMs?
by ok123456 8mo ago
Then why did most software fail to do that even before the advent of LLMs?
- sethops1 8mo agoBecause designing systems that work well is difficult. It takes years of experience to develop the muscle memory behind quality systems architecture. Writing the code is an implementation detail (albeit a large one).
- fxtentacle 8mo agoAre we sure it's not failing anymore after the advent of LLMs?
- stackghost 8mo agoBecause coding bootcamps and CS programs were churning out squillions of people who could type the code but had poor design and analytical skills, because there was a time where being able to implement Dijkstra on a whiteboard would get you 400k at a FAANG.
- LtWorf 8mo agoAnd you think these people will now produce better results with the assistance of an LLM that was trained on their work?
- stackghost 8mo agoNo, that's the opposite of what I think. Bootcamp grads are basically obsolete now. The real skill has always been the ability to make good design decisions and that's still the case in the LLM era.
- locknitpicker 8mo ago> Bootcamp grads are basically obsolete now. I beg to differ. I know for a fact that some companies started hiring people with LLM experience, whose only expertise is spending all Copilot enterprise account tokens on their first week at the job and proceed to whine that the lack of tokens was stifling their creativity. Say what you may about boot camps, but at least the people getting hired could do things and understand what they are doing.
- margorczynski 8mo ago> The real skill has always been the ability to make good design decisions and that's still the case in the LLM era. For now maybe yes but the goal is totally removing the human from the decision loop regarding technical stuff.