alt Hacker News> LLMs definitely accelerate 2 and potentially can help accelerate 1 and 3.
People that do think of using LLMs to accelerate 2 usually don’t think enough about 1. And from what I’ve seen, they quickly get tired of 3.
Most quality software I’ve seen usually starts from a small subset for the cycle and then incrementally add to it. LLM projects usually rush the building part and do too big of a job and it’s become cumbersome to design (sunken cost) and evaluate (too many variables). If you want to build shelters, you start with a small hut, not with a cathedral.
> Most quality software I’ve seen usually starts from a small subset for the cycle and then incrementally add to it. LLM projects usually rush the building part and do too big of a job and it’s become cumbersome to design (sunken cost) and evaluate (too many variables). If you want to build shelters, you start with a small hut, not with a cathedral.
What on earth makes you think that you can't adopt this exact approach with agentic coding??
This is like saying that you shouldn't drive a car around suburban streets, because the maximum speed it can do is in excess of 250 kph. You absolutely can (and arguably should) take agentic coding slow and steady, and build software the way you always did. Like using a car to get to the shops at 50 kph, you'll still get there much faster than if you walk.