Those two overheads more than cancelled out the much faster code generation an LLM offers under favourable conditions
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Helped: Fast code generation under favorable conditions.
Got in the way: Architectural drift, off-topic changes, and high review/cleanup overhead.
… I also had to spend a significant amount of time cleaning up its final output to an acceptable standard after the session. Those two overheads more than cancelled out the much faster code generation an LLM offers under favourable conditions. So for now, I remain sceptical about these high multiples of improved productivity that I keep seeing claimed online from people who are apparently writing almost everything using AIs now. …