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0 pointsLtWorf3mo ago0 comments

Because carefully spec-ing to the level an llm needs, and ultra carefully checking the output is easily slower and more tiring than just doing it yourself.

Kinda like having a child "help" you cook basically.

But for the child you do it because they actually learn. llms do not learn in that sense.

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whimsicalism3mo ago

not at all true for the latest generation of models in my experience. they are overly verbose but except for the simplest simplest changes it is faster to ask first

LtWorfOP3mo ago

For the simplest changes you have to first review the code fully, ask for the change, do a new full review and so on.

whimsicalism3mo ago

no, you just have to ask for the change - wait ~minute, review. and if it’s a small change, review goes fast. typically i’ll have a zellij/tmux with lazygit one pane, a cli agent (cursor-agent or codex) in the other, and a pop up vim pane. i can see the changes in lazygit as they’re made and review immediately and commit

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0 pointsLtWorf3mo ago0 comments

Because carefully spec-ing to the level an llm needs, and ultra carefully checking the output is easily slower and more tiring than just doing it yourself.

Kinda like having a child "help" you cook basically.

But for the child you do it because they actually learn. llms do not learn in that sense.

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whimsicalism3mo ago

not at all true for the latest generation of models in my experience. they are overly verbose but except for the simplest simplest changes it is faster to ask first

LtWorfOP3mo ago

For the simplest changes you have to first review the code fully, ask for the change, do a new full review and so on.

whimsicalism3mo ago

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