Would I get less downvotes (i know its only 2 down votes now but I’ve seen enought “vibe” coding posts and the reaction they tend to get from Lemmy) if I shared a similar mindset toward using llms for writing scripts but come from a backround of 0% IT industry and 100% manufactuing/production industry?
I never even had an email till I moved from machining into the office as supply chain manager. I could write g-code programs that could machine circles around the next best machinist. It was a huge learning curve tho acclimating to the office workflow. Learning excel, macros, and all skillsets needed for taking over purchasing from a retiring boomer who wrote everything in a notebook except for emails.
My learning curve started to even out rigjt when gpt hit the market and I fucking ran with it. I started learning python on my own at that point and knew enough to start automating tasks via python.
What I’m getting at is, these tools arent all for the lazy to half ass ahit and just find myself curious as to whether or not i should expect the same hate just for using LLMs to improve my own workflow in my own role outside of IT.
If you try to make the argument that the LLMs are making you a better developer, I would expect pushback.
I’ve used LLMs for code generation, and the output has been subpar. Better than a novice, but not what I expect from a junior or higher. It is fast, but correctness and sanity is all over the shop.
My problem with lots of these posts is that they are from lazy developers, who are skipping the due diligence of actually validating that the code generated is correct.
If you want to post about how you use the tools, including your processes for ensuring correctness, I would have no objections.