LLMs take away the puzzle part of programming.

· Bits and Bobs 3/9/26
  • LLMs take away the puzzle part of programming.
    • The puzzle part of programming is where you can relax.
      • Like doing sudoku puzzles that produce useful things.
    • The hard part is design and tradeoffs.
    • The puzzle part is enjoyable.
    • Now the LLMs do the puzzle part, leaving the hard stuff to you.
    • Now you're 100% thinking about the hard part when you're doing agentic engineering.

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