I really hope that you have gone over what the LLM decides to do.
Time and time again I've had a project (such as a DSL to SQL compiler, automatic Rust codegen, CSS development) stall because the LLM took a short sighted decision.
I later found better solutions by querying Reddit and upon consulting the LLM, it basically said "oh shit I'm sorry"
This is commonplace. So commonplace that most have worked “checking the LLM” into their workflow so deeply that essentially all that’s done is prompt followed by a mini code review.
To suggest a senior engineer blindly accepts modifications without code review kinda hints at you not using LLMs to realize how quickly it will make a mess of things if you don’t hold it’s hand.
Lol why is it arrogant? My workplace is evidence that having a senior engineer title or even a computer science degree doesn't mean you are a good engineer. I honestly think some people have fake credentials and got their jobs via nepotism.
Jumping to an assumption like this - that they didn't review their work - that's somewhat of an insult to someone who has done this for a long time.
Now it's totally possible that they're an awful developer (who knows!), but it's arrogant to assume that with no evidence.
And I agree, some of the worst devs I've worked with have been PhD's or had otherwise impressive credentials (ostensibly). And I absolutely think at least 1 of them were just lying about their backgrounds.
Time and time again I've had a project (such as a DSL to SQL compiler, automatic Rust codegen, CSS development) stall because the LLM took a short sighted decision.
I later found better solutions by querying Reddit and upon consulting the LLM, it basically said "oh shit I'm sorry"