Show notes
For the past year, David Crawshaw has intentionally sought ways to use LLMs while programming, in order to learn about them. He now regularly use LLMs while working and considers their benefits a net-positive on his productivity. David wrote down his experience, which we found both practical and insightful. Hopefully you will too!
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Featuring:
- David Crawshaw – Website, GitHub, Bluesky, X
- Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
- Jerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
Show Notes:
- How I program with LLMs
- sketch.dev
- merde.ai: ai-fixed merge conflicts
- How Tailscale’s free plan stays free
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