alt Hacker NewsThe two don’t have to be mutually exclusive. You can let the agent code and you review it, or vice versa. No different from being a team lead where you don’t write all the code, or even review each and every line of code, but you have a very firm grasp of the code base.
on the contrary, reviewing LLM code and human code is very different. LLMs don't learn. if a human makes a mistake i can teach them to avoid that mistake in the future. if an LLM makes a mistake, all i can do is fix it over and over again. the dynamics are fundamentally different. some people may prefer to work with a machine, but i don't, i prefer to work with humans.
for me this is similar to the difference of using FOSS vs closed source software. if there is a problem on my linux machine, i can potentially fix it, on windows or mac i just can't.
both closed source software and working with LLMs make me feel helpless. whereas using FOSS or working with humans is empowering.
i get that not everyone feels that way, and that's fine. for my part i'll just stay away from LLM generated code.