* Dr. Arne Babenhauserheide <[email protected]> [2026-03-29 12:58]:
> > True certainty can be obtained by testing functions and seeing if they
> > are doing what is meant to be.
> 
> 1. That’s only true if the tests are completely exhaustive. Which very
>    likely makes them a lot longer than the code itself.

Same for human code.

> 2. Who reviews that exhaustive test code?

I am used to making functions small and making sure they work. Each
programmer deals with this in their own way. But the benefits of LLM
generation are immense.

Planning (as generated by the LLM) alone is of immense use — it can
surface things you weren't even thinking about. You don't have to
implement the plan. Just look at it. If it's useful, use it. If not,
discard it.

The benefits of LLM generation are undisputed. We're just talking into
the air here. Thousands and thousands of people are building new
applications every day. What isn't suitable for your specific case?
Just discard it.

-- 
Jean Louis

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