Yeah, I’ve noticed my tolerance for how long a problem takes to complete has gone down a lot. I try to solve most problems myself to keep my brain sharp, but if it’s taking too long I will reach for an LLM. It’s a difficult balance sometimes because at the end of the day I am trying to be an efficient developer and if something takes significantly less time I should use it.

But LLMs have been invaluable for those kinds of problems that don’t make any sense where I have to dismantle everything just to figure it out, with the full knowledge that I will kick myself once I figure out what it is. LLMs have helped me troubleshoot those issues much faster and with significantly less frustration.