SMRTR ProgrammingMay 11, 2026Hacker News

Why LLMs Make Learning to Code More Important, Not Less

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A conference talk by a 20-year software veteran argues that LLMs make learning to code more important, not less. While the industry hypes AI-generated code, real programming requires deep understanding and intuition — qualities no prompt can replace. LLMs are powerful accelerators for learning, writing, and system analysis, but only when you already understand what you're building.

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