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dave@dthompson@toot.cat (2026-10-07 02:22:48)
I think we shouldn't say "handcrafted" or whatever when talking about LLM opposition. It does a disservice to our arguments and it's used against us by LLM boosters frequently.
Handcrafted vs. mass production is a false equivalence. LLMs are not the IKEA of software as their products are created with precision. Writing code without LLMs is not using hand tools instead of power tools. I use efficient and precise power tools when I'm woodworking and when I'm programming. I cut rabbet joints on my table saw instead of cutting dovetails with a hand saw. I use Emacs instead of Notepad.
LLMs are something else entirely because they are inherently probabilistic black boxes and they're extremely inefficient at what they do. I can set my rip fence and make the same exact cut a million times on my table saw whereas an LLM is more like using a slot machine.
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dave@dthompson@toot.cat (2026-10-07 02:37:09)
this post brought to you by lobste.rs being mad at me in the comments
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Panic In The Darkroom@zlatko@social.zlatko.dev (2026-10-07 03:24:59)
@dthompson which thread, if I may ask? I'm out of the loop there, it's become so much about debating LLM crap, in every thread, that its exhausting. It's still very constructive and all, but it's become repetitive and tiresome.