Can we force LLMs to generate the code we really want? (opens in new tab)

Experiment design – from the paper Large Language Models (LLMs) are revolutionary for programming productivity, producing functional code snippets in seconds. However, as software engineers, my co-authors and I know that “functional” is not the same as “well-designed.” LLMs are generally “bottom-up” thinkers; they excel at local syntax but struggle to adhere to higher-level architectural … Continue reading "Can we force LLMs to generate the code we really want?"