[dzonga]

just to add to your excellent observation

by writing code by hand - you're the author & editor at the same time.

if you're skilled enough - you quickly get to the desired state vs the llm which while might produce a lot of code - but it likely won't give the end state you desire.

an analogy - Jason Fried gave - producing software by llm's is like bragging you're a photographer by pressing the shutter button on an automatic camera.

while the art of photography - is about producing the single perfect photo - that communicates the photographers intent (what they want the world to see & experience).

likewise in software - what we make should be deliberate.

[chewz]

Just so you know, most people nowadays can create decent pictures or even movies with smartphone. Not automatic camera, not polaroid, not Polaroid camera, not analog Canon FD, not cardbox camera.

Where will you put a line between photography and pressing button?

My point being - tools change with time.