I do use LLM for various support tasks. Is it super necessary? Probably not, but it really helps.
What they excel in in my experience is translating code to different languages and they do find alternative dependencies in different runtime environments.
Code can be weird and prompting can take longer than writing yourself, but it still is nice support, even if you need to check the results. I only use local LLM where I do embed some of my code.
I am still not sure if LLM are a boon for learning to code or if it is a hindrance. I tend to think it is a huge help.
As for future proofing your career, I don't think developers need to be afraid that AI will write all code for us yet, just because non software engineers suck at defining good requirements for software. I also believe that LLM seem to hit walls on precision.
Some other industries might change significantly though.
What they excel in in my experience is translating code to different languages and they do find alternative dependencies in different runtime environments.
Code can be weird and prompting can take longer than writing yourself, but it still is nice support, even if you need to check the results. I only use local LLM where I do embed some of my code.
I am still not sure if LLM are a boon for learning to code or if it is a hindrance. I tend to think it is a huge help.
As for future proofing your career, I don't think developers need to be afraid that AI will write all code for us yet, just because non software engineers suck at defining good requirements for software. I also believe that LLM seem to hit walls on precision.
Some other industries might change significantly though.