I unironically think pair programming (or prompting) is still useful.
Especially for people who never actually learned to code. It’s nearly impossible for them to go further than asking LLM to implement something, and fix it if it doesn’t work.
Especially for people who never actually learned to code. It’s nearly impossible for them to go further than asking LLM to implement something, and fix it if it doesn’t work.
At least I don't have to hear about how great pair programming is anymore
Jul 28, 2026 · 11:49 AM UTC
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@neetcode1 A non-coder pairing with a human who can code learns to judge. A non-coder pairing only with the LLM gets more confident answers, with no one able to catch the wrong ones.
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@neetcode1 Kind of agree, but teach them to fish instead of pair programming every line
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