[BeetleB]

> So how can LLMs make me more productive in actual programming?

Suppose you suddenly are required to write a VBA macro for Excel for your job. It's a one off task - not something you'll do repeatedly. Do you prefer learning VBA for Excel and crafting a solution or asking the LLM and verifying its solution by looking at the docs?

Hint: If you use the macro recorder in Excel and inspect the code you are closer to the LLM end of the spectrum.