I think you have it backwards. Barrier to entry just went up, why would I use a library when I can ask LLM to make one for me.
It shifts in a way where „left-pad” kind of thing will not happen because no one will need that kind of „library” because LLM will generate it.
I see it as a positive thing, no single schmuck will be terrorizing whole ecosystem when there will be dozens of of different LLMs that can write such code.
More people with shut in because they will be able to create something commercial or their „thing” won’t matter because LLM will be able to replicate their effort in 5 minutes so no one will be willing to pay for that.
The main benefit of a library has always been standardization, not reducing effort.
I don't know how many times it's been said, but writing the code was never the hard part.
People who depend on LLMs are making the same old naive mistake that's been around for decades.
It's actually worse than in the past! At least the stubborn people who would insist on writing everything themselves had to comprehend their own code and were projecting overconfidence to mask their attempts at learning. We would turn a blind eye to junior devs doing this, but then reject it in code review and tell them to just use the correct library. Now we still have all that arrogance, but without any of the effort to learn jack shit.
It shifts in a way where „left-pad” kind of thing will not happen because no one will need that kind of „library” because LLM will generate it.
I see it as a positive thing, no single schmuck will be terrorizing whole ecosystem when there will be dozens of of different LLMs that can write such code.
More people with shut in because they will be able to create something commercial or their „thing” won’t matter because LLM will be able to replicate their effort in 5 minutes so no one will be willing to pay for that.