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mbreesetoday at 1:52 AM1 replyview on HN

That’s what I’ve settled on. Python is so flexible that there are a million ways to organize code, pass arguments, etc. If you already have a code base to work from, an LLM can make new code in the style of the old code. But a fresh project? Once you get to a certain level of complexity it quickly can turn into write once, read never code (even if the code is passing tests).

This is where I’ve found that a compiled, strongly typed language (any one really) works well with an LLM. With the little bits of friction that is part of writing a language like Go, the LLM can produce pretty decent (and readable) code.


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isityettimetoday at 3:06 AM

TIMTOWTDI strikes back.