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by Moldoteck 723 days ago
and who would actually verify the output of llm works as expected? Unit tests? Who would verify unit tests are testing what needs to be tested instead of just a branch/output coverage? I've used these tools personally and I've used gh copilot at company I work in and at no point in time I was under impression llm's can do all of my work. Each step needs verification if it actually gives what you need, some steps do need good description by someone who knows what the system is doing to perform the changes where these are needed. Continuous extension of features without good design patterns in place, usually checked by devs, can also create a lot of problems. So what makes you think in one year swe will be considered a dying field? What I see is the need for better devs that can see beyond boilerplate that can be empowered by llm's, but it doesn't mean a dying field, it means rising the standards to break into the field.