Also the handwritten code doesn’t remove the work. If anything, it makes the thinking more difficult (for me) because instead of thinking during the coding, I have to before and after (in iterations).
For big projects I actually go back to tradcoding some to make sure I understand the system, since I’m the one responsible.
Like a lot of tech before it I think the overriding theme is misapplication during a hype cycle.
Im convinced the people letting llms do their jobs are going to get replaced, not by agents but people who use them more reasonably.