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The assumption of the hypothetical is not that they can deliver any feature, which I consider (maybe you disagree) more open-ended and less automatable than porting and optimization.

If you think that’s an unrealistic assumption, please feel free to propose another!

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I'm saying that it doesn't matter how much porting and optimization the llms do if the person designing the product doesn't care about efficiency.

Currently designers have pretty limitless ability to add features even without LLMs. LLMs will just compound that. The only way to get efficient code is to have the right mindset from the get go. Not as an after thought that you hope the LLM will optimize.

Ok. Personally, I dispute that the designers don’t care about efficiency. I think it’s just expensive.

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