Andyc argues LLMs have made plain text *more* important
4 Sep 22 2:54 PM · 1d ago · 1 comment · 1 source · development 4 of 11
A contrary view emerged: that LLM adoption has actually reinforced plain-text formats. Andyc noted that many programmers switched from IDEs (which could theoretically substitute for plain text) to agents that manipulate plain text directly, and that LLMs output in plain-text formats like ASCII art rather than opaque binary formats.
“If anything, I feel like LLMs have made plain text more important, at least for programmers. Many people switched from using IDEs to agents, which are adapt at manipulating plain text.”
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??? If anything, I feel like LLMs have made plain text more important, at least for programmers Many people switched from using IDEs -- where you could imagine the UI eventually substituting for plain text -- to agents, which are adapt at manipulating plain text I mean I guess it's true that the agents may hide the bash commands they're running…
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