
Coding with LLMs in the summer of 2025 – an update
antirez
created: July 20, 2025, 11:04 a.m. | updated: July 21, 2025, 1:31 p.m.
using LLMs as an extension of specific parts of your mind, for the knowledge you don't have.
However, in order to leverage their capabilities, humans interacting with LLMs must have certain qualities and follow certain practices.
## Refuse vibe coding most of the times In this historical moment, LLMs are good amplifiers and bad one-man-band workers.
I believe that humans and LLMs together are more productive than just humans, but this requires a big “if”, that is, if such humans have extensive communication capabilities and LLMs experiences: the ability to communicate efficiently is a key factor in using LLMs.
In this exact moment taking control allows to use LLMs to produce the sharpest code possible: minimal when needed, using complex ideas when required.
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