Comment by myaccountonhn

I have scaffolded projects using LLMs in languages I don't know and I agree that it can be a great way to learn as it gives you something to iterate on. But that is only if you review/rewrite the code and read documentation alongside it. Many times LLMs will generate code that is just plain bad and confusing even if it works.

I find that LLM coding requires more in-depth understanding, because rather than just coming up with a solution you need to understand the LLMs solution and answer if the complexity is necessary, because it will add structures, defensive code and more that you wouldn't add if you coded it yourself. It's way harder to answer if some code is necessary or the correct way to do something.