Post #2001885
2026-05-04 03:19 UTC
@aburka my conclusion so far is that the LLM coding assistant amplifies existing differences in capability. weak programmers have a very, very hard time coping with these things. I think the jury is still out on what the overall effect is.
the course was partially a software engineering course in disguise. as is every course I teach, regardless of what it's called.
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@dngrs@chaos.social 2026-05-04 10:18
@regehr @aburka I have witnessed extremely capable senior engineers willfully ignoring issues with LLM output I pointed out in a friendly manner, and *nobody* is immune to vigilance fatigue. that's just hubris.
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@jacobsa@mastodon.social 2026-05-06 00:53
@regehr I’m curious whether you think of this as a “square numbers in [0, 1]” situation, or numbers greater than one. Is it making everybody worse while amplifying the differences, or is it accelerating the good people too? I’m kind of finding the former in my job.