How I write software with LLMs

Re:How I write software with LLMs by dkersten on Monday March 16, 2026 @11:59AM (#47400749)

> At least the LLM will only take 5 minutes to tell you they don't know what to do.

In my experience, the LLM will happily try the wrong thing over and over for hours. It rarely will say it doesn’t know.

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Re:How I write software with LLMs by Ancapistani on Monday March 16, 2026 @12:25PM (#47401104)

Don’t ask it to make changes off the bat, then - ask it to make a plan. Then inspect the plan, change it if necessary, and go from there.

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Re:How I write software with LLMs by dkersten on Tuesday March 17, 2026 @12:24PM (#47414850)

I do. I tend to follow a strict Research, Plan, Implement workflow. It does greatly help, but it doesn’t eliminate all problems.

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