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Quitting programming as a career right now because of LLMs would be like quitting carpentry as a career thanks to the invention of the table saw.

Simon Willison

@simonwillison.net

3 July 2025

Given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs, maybe sheep dogs are a better analogy than a table saw! bsky.app/profile/simo...

Simon Willison@simonwillison.net

That's entirely true: they are non-deterministic, which means you have to learn how to use them in a way that takes that into account Sheepdogs are non-deterministic too, they're still invaluable tools for someone who learns how to work with them

J-P Treen

@jptreen.com

Honestly, 'cheap homemade CNC machine' fits the bill quite well, but the number of people who might get that reference is vanishingly small. I suspect sheepdogs are much more reliable than cheap homemade CNC machines, which are, in turn, much more reliable than getting an LMM do do all your coding.

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