Modeling impact of LLMs on Developer Experience. | Irrational Exuberance
October 8, 2024
In How should you adopt Large Language Models? (LLMs), we considered how LLMs might impact a company’s developer experience. To support that exploration, I’ve developed a system model of the developing software at the company.In this chapter, we’ll work through:Summary results from this modelHow the model was developed, both sketching and building the model in a spreadsheet. (As discussed in the overview of systems modeling, I generally would recommend against using spreadsheets to develop most models, but it’s educational to attempt doing so once or twice.)Exercise the model to see what it has to teach usLet’s get into it.
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Will Larson, CTO at Carta, and previously a software engineering leader at Calm, Stripe, and Uber in his upcoming Engineering Strategy book considers how LLMs might impact a company’s developer experience