Software Engineering in the LLM Era | Towards Data Science

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The article argues that LLMs and coding assistants can improve productivity for experienced software engineers, but they also increase risk when used to replace real engineering skill. It explains how junior engineers learn by making mistakes, debugging, and reviewing code, and warns that removing that path could weaken the future talent pipeline. The piece contrasts efficient LLM-driven workflows with the long-term need to train senior engineers through hands-on experience. It concludes that immediate efficiency should not override the need to sustain the profession and its talent development process.

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