[dwa3592]

I don't know how else to say this but LLMs are just word calculators. They are becoming better for sure but at this point even Claude 4.8 is absolute shit at any complex task in a not so common field. I have been working on terrain contour matching algorithms for the last few days and, oh boy are the predictions about AI taking over the world wrong. Its the highest level of bullshit I have ever come across in my life. I ended up writing 100% of the actual algorithm myself. It's a productivity mess.

[ThrowawayR2]

> "terrain contour matching algorithms"

That's an extremely niche specialty though. 99% of software development jobs are web frontend/backend or mobile/desktop apps and they are more at risk from LLMs.

[dwa3592]

It's only good at churning out reliable boilerplate. If you want a genuinely good frontend - human creativity still beats AI any day today. Sure it's helpful but I think frontend devs will land just fine on their feet. At least, I hope.