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I enjoy LLMs as much as the next guy but man, having a baseline of knowledge about coding goes a long way.


It's not polite to say, but I have noticed a direct correlation between the skill level/knowledge of people I know and the quality of results they get from LLMs.

Heck even in my own usage I get far better results when using them in domains I know vs domains I don't.


This take is so cold I can use it to reduce my house's cooling bill.


Why? If I have more skill and knowledge in a specific domain I can better breakdown problems, prompt an LLM better, and actually verify correctness.


Hence why it's a cold take. I'm sure you know what a cold take is.


Yes, literally nobody in the entire world disagrees with that.




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