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points by xgulfie 3 days ago | 0 comments
> In theory wouldn’t atrophied coding skills not matter if models are sufficiently good at coding?

I am begging HN users to understand that some people enjoy writing software themselves

[–] nonethewiser 3 days ago
Read my comment again. And the one I replied to. He claimed that his ability to code through LLMs has decreased as his coding ability atrophied. That is what im questioning. Im not questioning coding for the love of the game.
[–] biztos 1 day ago
> He claimed that his ability to code through LLMs has decreased as his coding ability atrophied.

No, I didn't. I claimed that if my coding ability atrophies, I expect that my ability to code through LLMs will decrease. And this is an outcome I want to avoid for the stated reasons and others.

That said, I get your point: maybe "the thing writing the code" will be as abstract as "the thing moving the electricity through transistors" at some point. And maybe I will be wrong about coding skill translating to good agent-herding skill. But I don't think I'm wrong now.