My 2¢... LLMs are kind of amazing for structured text output like code. I have a completely different experience using LLMs for assistance writing code (as a relative novice) than I do in literally every other avenue of life.
Electricl engineering? Garbage.
Construction projects? Useless.
But code is code everywhere, and the immense amount of training data available in the form of working code and tutorials, design and style guides, means that the output as regards software development doesn't really resemble what anybody working in any other field sees. Even adjacent technical fields.
I use to draft in AutoCad and Revit before switching to software.
Saw your comment around using Gemini. I’d love to chat with you. I started building something for the build side of the electrical world, but eventually want to make the jump to the design side of the house.
I'm on the build side, too. I think the root of the problem is the design side is very cautious of giving out their revit models to the build side, so you get pdfs in order to protect a bit of IP.
Electricl engineering? Garbage.
Construction projects? Useless.
But code is code everywhere, and the immense amount of training data available in the form of working code and tutorials, design and style guides, means that the output as regards software development doesn't really resemble what anybody working in any other field sees. Even adjacent technical fields.