Fernando Castor 9/18/2025

LLMs Set the Floor—Not the Ceiling—in Developer Tooling

Read Original

The article analyzes the role of Large Language Models (LLMs) in software development, arguing they are better seen as baselines for tools like linters, test generators, and refactoring aids rather than direct replacements. It contrasts the general, accessible nature of LLMs with the precision, determinism, and guarantees offered by specialized, domain-specific developer tooling.

LLMs Set the Floor—Not the Ceiling—in Developer Tooling

Comments

No comments yet

Be the first to share your thoughts!

Browser Extension

Get instant access to AllDevBlogs from your browser

Top of the Week

2
Designing Design Systems
TkDodo Dominik Dorfmeister 2 votes
4
Introducing RSC Explorer
Dan Abramov 1 votes
6
Fragments Dec 11
Martin Fowler 1 votes
7
Adding Type Hints to my Blog
Daniel Feldroy 1 votes
8
Refactoring English: Month 12
Michael Lynch 1 votes
10