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ChrisMarshallNYyesterday at 12:07 PM2 repliesview on HN

> Any idiot can now prompt their way to the same software.

No they can't. They think they can, but they will still need to put in the elbow grease to get it done right.

But, in my case (also decades of experience), I have had to reconcile with the fact that I'll need to put down the quill pen, and learn to use a typewriter. The creativity, ideas, and obsession with Quality are still all mine, but the execution is something that I can delegate.


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Tade0yesterday at 12:11 PM

This.

LLMs don't always produce correct code - sometimes it's subtly wrong and it takes an expert to notice the mistake(s).

jbs789yesterday at 12:20 PM

As an idiot, I am very aware that Claude can help me, but also very aware I am not an experienced SWE and continue to seek out their views.