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You shared my sentiments exactly. What none of these "all junior developers will be out of a job by 2026" proclamations never deal with is the non coding stuff. Sure it can generate a boiler plate app in 1.5 seconds, but can in communicate with a stakeholder about the requirements and ask the right questions to determine the scope and importance of features.? I just imagine my Sales President spending more 90 seconds trying to write the proper prompt before he gives up and calls and talks to a human. There is just no way a C-suite executive is sitting in front of a computer typing in prompts.



I agree with the larger point you’re making, but an LLM absolutely can ask the right questions to determine scope and features for a basic application. It can even turn those into decent user stories. It’s the edge cases and little details that will be messed up.




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