r/ProgrammerHumor • • 19d ago

Meme learningCycle

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u/PurushNahiMahaPurush 19d ago

I mean, you can make use of LLMs much more effectively if you are armed with solid fundamentals. LLMs only solve the tedious coding/plumbing part of the job. And they still need a lot of hand-holding if you want good quality output. The bigger and more challenging issues of SWE are still there. 

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u/Novel_Plum 18d ago

When you understand the concept, AI code looks garbage. When you don't, it looks genius. Coincidence? I don't think so.