Post #1375573

2026-02-21 07:59 UTC

@drikanis @ludicity "they claim they can't do any work at all." Saying something like I can't do this terrifies me, as it says Im incompetent and should not be filling that position. Besides that this doesn't provide any information for others to give me help which I desperately need. That's why I try to say what I want to acomplish, what I hove done, and what's the issue, and thanks to that half the time I get new ideas to check and maybe even I get to solve my problem.

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@adamr@mstdn.science 2026-02-22 14:21

@drikanis Thanks for this comment. It made something click for me -- token limits for developers are probably a good thing. It's a built in signal to take a break and step back from their work for a minute. Do some planning, reading, or writing, or just go stretch your legs. This problem is not specific to LLM-assisted programming. There's always a risk of tunnel vision in the desire to get more done, and failing to establish foundations and context for the product. @jablkoziemne @ludicity

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@TimWardCam@c.im 2026-02-22 15:19

@jablkoziemne @drikanis @ludicity I claim that I "can't do any work at all" when a tool that I am *required* to use by my employer is broken (think source code control, the build system, whatever). Some people might fall into this category if they work for one of those employers who *mandate* the use of LLMs to write code, and track usage, and penalise people who write code by hand. In which case such a claim is fair enough. (FTAOD: 🤣 😭 )

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