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Post #537166

2026-03-04 20:45 UTC

People keep telling me to treat LLMs as junior devs, as if "a junior dev who is structurally incapable of learning from mistakes" isn't a working definition of hell.

Replies (11)

  • @glyph@mastodon.social 2026-03-04 23:06

    @coderanger not sure if subtoot or parallel invention but in any case very much agreed

    Open ##1398843

  • @SnoopJ@hachyderm.io 2026-03-04 23:12

    @coderanger there's also the "deeply cruel and insulting" thing but I have kinda given up on the hope that allegedly-professional programmers would display any level of professionalism.

    Open ##1398847

  • @Phracker2Art@mstdn.social 2026-03-05 00:09

    @coderanger It's likely your employers don't actually care how bad the LLM is as long as it gives them an excuse to not pay human developers.

    Open ##1398849

  • @CStamp@mastodon.social 2026-03-05 02:14

    @coderanger Wow.

    Open ##1398850

  • @sabik@rants.au 2026-03-05 02:49

    @coderanger "treat LLMs as junior devs" can we put it on a PIP

    Open ##1398851

  • @cesium@cooltrans.men 2026-03-05 16:30

    @coderanger ugh. I also heard "a trainee who is eager to share their theoretical knowledge but not in a tactful way" and both expressions are more about how juniors are perceived (and treated) already, rather than how a LLM is raised to(ward) human level

    Open ##1398856

  • @Nine@chitter.xyz 2026-03-05 19:13

    @coderanger if you were in charge of a junior dev and they not only completely fucked up but were either utterly incapable of, or refused to, correct mistakes or even LEARN from their mistakes, then they would normally be fired immediately. x_x;

    Open ##1398861

  • @hi_cial@donphan.social 2026-03-05 19:48

    @coderanger correct their work FOREVERRRRR

    Open ##1398863

  • @wavejumper3@tech.lgbt 2026-03-05 21:39

    @coderanger can you treat this one as a junior dev? Pweaseee

    Open ##1398866

  • @kinnison@social.flarn.net 2026-03-05 21:40

    @coderanger If I had a junior dev who was structurally incapable of learning from mistakes, I wouldn't have that junior dev for long, they'd be fired.

    Open ##1398872

  • @zbrown@floss.social 2026-03-06 03:31

    @coderanger or alternatively: they seem to view juniors as sub/non-human Which isn't worrying at all, no no, perfectly fine I'm sure.

    Open ##1398878