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Re:The LLM Critics Are Right. I Use LLMs Anyway by pydry on Thursday July 16, 2026 @09:10AM (#48934017)
The productivity depends upon the requirements.

If slop is fine (and sometimes it is), the benefits are undeniable. If the dev was the kind that would have produced slop anyway - again, undeniable boost.

If the quality needs to be high I think it actually can slow you down, though.

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Re:The LLM Critics Are Right. I Use LLMs Anyway by someoneiam on Thursday July 16, 2026 @11:42AM (#48936088)
Agreed, but also to expand, if the dev is mediocre and ai-assisted coding is a skill, the productivity gains are 10x more mediocre code. Since code is a liability, this is not desirable. Hence, mediocre devs being more productive is an underestimated problem of the age of ai-assisted coding. I see this every day.

The result is a whole bunch of dysfunctional systems unnecessarily dislodging perfectly acceptable processes.

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