2x, not 10x: coding with LLMs in 2026

Re:2x, not 10x: coding with LLMs in 2026 by andy99 on Thursday July 30, 2026 @06:14PM (#49116562)

I would have said 0x to infinity-x. Some stuff I think it would be a good idea and waste a bunch of time and then give up and just write it myself. And like you say, there’s lots of stuff I would just never have done, basically any kind of front end for example, if I didn’t have an LLM to do it.

I also do mostly research or one-of script development, for which I find LLMs less useful, as I want simplicity and I want to understand exactly what is happening. The only time I find LLMs help really there is if there’s some part I can abstract away like writing and interface to an api or something.

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Re:2x, not 10x: coding with LLMs in 2026 by billdueber on Thursday July 30, 2026 @06:31PM (#49116706)

For me, I find the biggest benefit is that I actually do all the things I know I’m supposed to do, but usually don’t bother if I’m the only audience.The first time a model asked me, “do you want me to wrap this in an easy to use CLI?” I was like, “Yes. Yes I do.”

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