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AI coding shifts the bottleneck to testing software

Original: "LLMs write code really fast, and that changes a lot, because writing code used to be the slow part. Now the slow part i

Programmers are debating how large language models have upended software development by making code-writing nearly instant. The argument making the rounds is that writing code used to be the slow part of programming; now the slow part is verifying that the generated program actually works, since testing requires rebuilding the project, which can take several minutes. Developers are weighing what this means for workflows and tooling.

Why now: AI-generated code is becoming widespread and developers are reassessing where the real bottlenecks now lie.

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• "LLMs write code really fast, and that changes a lot, because writing code used to be the slow part. Now the slow part is finding out if your program actually works, and before you can do that you have to rebuild it, which can take a few minutes." https://www.… · mhneifer · 1

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