Re:Ask HN: Anyone struggling to get value out of coding LLMs?
by GenerocUsername on Monday May 26, 2025 @10:56AM
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At a macro level, people from the former group might be doing better than you think.
I have gone from Senior II, to Lead Architect, to Principal Engineer in the years LLMs have been available.
It's not literally a 100x multiplier, but I have leveraged their ability to both fill in details where I lack specific knowledge, and as a first point of contact when researching a new space.
LLMs have enabled me to widen my sphere of influence by deepening my abilities at every point of my T-shaped knowledge curve.
Re:Ask HN: Anyone struggling to get value out of coding LLMs?
by codr7 on Monday May 26, 2025 @11:55AM
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Except you're not deepening anything, rather becoming increasingly dependent on wacky tools to keep up your fake status. Go for it, but it's a recipe for disaster imo.
I have gone from Senior II, to Lead Architect, to Principal Engineer in the years LLMs have been available.
It's not literally a 100x multiplier, but I have leveraged their ability to both fill in details where I lack specific knowledge, and as a first point of contact when researching a new space.
LLMs have enabled me to widen my sphere of influence by deepening my abilities at every point of my T-shaped knowledge curve.