https://blog.vollink.com/tags/technology/ Recent content in technology on On My Mind... Hugo -- gohugo.io Thu, 09 Jul 2026 17:05:00 -0400 https://blog.vollink.com/post/2026/07/advice-on-actually-using-llms/ Thu, 09 Jul 2026 17:05:00 -0400 https://blog.vollink.com/post/2026/07/advice-on-actually-using-llms/ Explaining The Doom and Gloom First, I want to explain why many people seem overly worried about people who are using LLMs regularly. Look up the term “cognitive surrender”, a LOT of folks who have been in tech for a while know at least one person who has fallen into this trap, where they stop thinking for themselves, and just have the LLM feed them everything. I’m not even talking about idiots off the street, I’m talking about folks who have been programming for 10+ years, basically forgetting how to organize common programming patterns without AI holding their hands through it, even though only 3 years ago, that same person was explaining it to new hires.