It's generally also just less typing if you are using long running agents, you can input the goals, steer it a bit then go for a nice walk and check in again on it in 30-40mins. I hope we can normalise this workflow as it will be much better for everyones health and longevity in the field.

IMO LLMs are the best thing to happen to coding in my ~15 years of being in the game.

I wager they have probably added on another 5-10 years to my engineering career as I was contemplating getting out before they showed up.

Have also been convincing some friends that have "gone woods" over the years to put the woodworking tools down for a day or two and give them a go. So far so good, a few folks have found the spark again and it's been awesome to see them make digital things again too.