[rdtsc]

> Without being glib, I honestly wonder if Fabrice Bellard has started using any LLM coding tools

I doubt it. I follow him and look at the code he writes and it's well thought out and organized. It's the exact opposite of AI slop I see everywhere.

> He codes mostly in C, which I'm sure is mostly "memorized". i.e. if you have been programming in C for a few decades,

C I think he memorized a long time ago. It's more like he keeps the whole structure and setup of the program (the context) in his head and is able to "see it" all and operate on it. He is so good that people are insinuating he is actually "multiple people" or he uses an LLM and so on. I imagine he is quite amused reading those comments.

[MangoToupe]

Still, humans can only type so quickly. It's not hard to imagine how even a flawless coder could benefit from an llm.

[dmitrygr]

> humans can only type so quickly

Real programming is 0.1% typing. Typing speed is not a limiting factor for any serious development.

[MangoToupe]

You're conflating typing with programming. Typing is in fact the limiting factor to serious development.

[bdangubic]

typing would not make top-100 list of “limiting factors” for serious development.

[MangoToupe]

Most coding is better done with agents than with your hands. Coding is the main financial impediment to development. Yes, actually articulating what you want is the hard problem. Yes, there are technical problems that demand real analytical insight and real motivation. But refusing to use agents because you think you can type faster is mistaking typing for your actual skill: reasoning and interpretation.

[lomase]

It is if for AI users who can't type code.

[bdangubic]

I am a heavy AI user and have been typing code for 3 decades :)