The problem with zed's narrative is that because he failed to use it in productive ways he wants to dial it back altogether but its not clear what he has actually attempted and people dogpiling here reminds me of artists who are hostile to AI tools, it doesn't accurately reflect the true state of the marketplace which actually puts a lot of value on successful LLM/AI tool use especially in the context of software development.
If you extrapolate this blog then we shouldn't be having so much success with LLMs, we shouldn't be able to ship product with fewer people, and we should be hiring junior developers.
But the truth of the matter is, especially for folks that work on agents focusing on software development is that we can see a huge tidal shift happening in ways similar to artists, photographers, translators and copywriters have experienced.
The blog sells the idea that LLM is not productive and needs to be dialed down does not tell the whole story. This does not mean I am saying LLM should be used in all scenarios, there are clearly situations where it might not be desirable, but overall the productivity hinderance narrative I repeatedly see on HN isn't convincing and I suspect is highly biased.
If you extrapolate this blog then we shouldn't be having so much success with LLMs, we shouldn't be able to ship product with fewer people, and we should be hiring junior developers.
But the truth of the matter is, especially for folks that work on agents focusing on software development is that we can see a huge tidal shift happening in ways similar to artists, photographers, translators and copywriters have experienced.
The blog sells the idea that LLM is not productive and needs to be dialed down does not tell the whole story. This does not mean I am saying LLM should be used in all scenarios, there are clearly situations where it might not be desirable, but overall the productivity hinderance narrative I repeatedly see on HN isn't convincing and I suspect is highly biased.