To avoid being replaced by LLMs, do what they can't | sean goedecke

What LLM's can't do yet

It’s a strange time to be a software engineer. Large language models are very good at writing code and rapidly getting better. Multiple multi-billion dollar attempts are currently being made to develop a pure-AI software engineer. The rough strategy — put a reasoning model in a loop with tools — is well-known and (in my view) seems likely to work. What should we software engineers do to prepare for what’s coming down the line? In the short term, learn AI and get promoted There are some obvious short-term answers: Get what advantage you can out of AI tooling Understand the technical principles

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