I will not be using LLMs in my coding

Re:I will not be using LLMs in my coding by sapientiae3 on Sunday November 08, 2026 @08:30AM (#50413174)

I’m not disagreeing with the author, but if you look at his dealbreakers: most of them will be resolved over time (quality, maintainability, environmental impact & even politics), they are not so much against LLMs as they are against the current versions of them.

The only arguments against AI itself are about cognitive decline and “I like coding” While there is nothing wrong with those preferences, it’s akin to saying “I like building furniture with only hand tools, and not doing it by hand leads to decline in your ability.”

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Re:I will not be using LLMs in my coding by coffeefirst on Sunday November 08, 2026 @08:36AM (#50413230)

That’s possible. And maybe he’ll change his mind then. And maybe not.

We’re in this place because the boosters ran around threatening and belittling skeptics, raving about (checks notes) wiping out humanity (?). Now the public hates AI and the easiest way to win votes is to be anti datacenter.

We don’t need to do this. We can just treat it like regular software and hold it to the same standard of efficiency and quality as anything else.

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Re:I will not be using LLMs in my coding by jasperry on Sunday November 08, 2026 @08:59AM (#50413443)

It could be the case that the environmental and ethical issues with LLMs are resolved, but that's about a projected future, not the present reality. Wouldn't you say that until such a time, the only ethical choice is to refuse to use LLMs?

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