It's an emotional problem. I love writing code to solve intricate problems. But knowing that a faster, and maybe better LLM solution is just a prompt away? Somehow that takes the joy out of it. Why spend hours, when you can get an equivalent result in minutes?
I will be curious to see how I feel about AdventOfCode this year...
Think of that the next time you take the train.
Is the goal solving a problem or spending time over it?
Because then why do you ride a vehicle when you could walk?
Why do you use fire when a well-positioned mirror with sun could do?
Why a piezo ignition or lighter when a stick and lots of friction would do as well?