[avianlyric]

Ah so what exactly do you mean when you say

> Most of my coding is fully planned to get to the end. The experiment part is on a much smaller scale (module level).

I would seem that these statements taken together mean you don’t experiment at all?

[skydhash]

That means that I take time to analyze the problem and come up with a convincing design (mostly research, and experience). After that I've just got a few parameters that I don't know much about. But that doesn't mean that I can't build the stuff. I just isolate them so that I can tweak them later. Why? Because they are often accidental complexities, not essential ones.

[avianlyric]

> That means that I take time to analyze the problem and come up with a convincing design (mostly research, and experience).

Ah I think we’re finally getting somewhere. My point is that you can use LLM as part of that research process. Not just as a poor substitute for proper research, but as a tool for experimental research. It’s supplemental to the normal research process, and is certainly not a tool for creating final outputs.

Using LLMs like that can make a meaningful difference to speed and quality of the analysis and final design. And something you should consider, rather than dismissing out of hand.