> "Yeah, but LLMs can't handle millions of lines of crufty old Java" is a guaranteed reply any time this topic comes up.
That's not at all what the GP was saying, though:
> There's no need to implement half the code, realize the requirements weren't specified properly, and go back and have a conversation with the PM about it. Which is, you know, what developers actually do.
> This is the kind of stuff LLMs are great at, but it's not representative of a typical change request by Java Developer #1753 at Fortune 500 Enterprise Company #271.
That's not at all what the GP was saying, though:
> There's no need to implement half the code, realize the requirements weren't specified properly, and go back and have a conversation with the PM about it. Which is, you know, what developers actually do.