Generative AI and the Programmer

If you&rsquo;re one of my loyal readers(?), you&rsquo;ve probably noticed that I don&rsquo;t write much anymore. It&rsquo;s a common fate for blogs, but in this case I can point to a specific cause that has impacted my willingness to write: large language models (LLMs). Since ChatGPT burst onto the scene and illustrated the capabilities of generative AI, I&rsquo;ve found it impossible to finish…