The LLM "Two Options" Cliché
dioscuri · x · 2026-07-14
This post mocks the typical "scripting" vibe of LLMs when offering development advice. The core punchline: when you ask a model to implement a feature, it usually gives you two options: 1. A "quick and easy" approach 2. A "hard but technically more correct" approach However, to the person asking, the difference isn't that significant because they still have to write the code themselves. The post uses this to poke fun at how **LLMs' intuition about "cognitive effort" is often completely off**.
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