> but I cannot understand how programmers (whether complete nobodies or popular figures) dont mind adding a strong dependency on a third party in order to keep programming.

I don’t understand how people consider this a strong dependency.

Changing LLMs is trivial. Some times I’ll switch between LLMs on a whim to experiment. I can close one coding agent app and open another in seconds.

These claims about vendor lock-in and strong dependencies seem to mostly be coming from people watching from a distance, not the people on the ground using these tools.