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I will not be using LLMs in my coding

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#19Peak rank
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Nov 8, 2026First seen
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59
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66
Submitted by
Risse
Posted
Nov 8, 2026
Site
polso.info

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Trending history

I will not be using LLMs in my coding was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 8, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 2 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #19 of 30, reached on Nov 8, 13:39 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 8, 13:39 UTC.

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Position on Hacker News · Front page at every check (lower is better).

#1#11#20#30 12:5413:1313:3113:5014:09 Nov 8, 13:24 UTC · #24Nov 8, 13:39 UTC · #19

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0193959 12:5413:1313:3113:5014:09 Nov 8, 13:24 UTC · 29Nov 8, 13:39 UTC · 59

From the discussion

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I was a competitive programmer, coded non-stop in many languages for 15+ years. I haven't touched a line of code in over 6 months, didn't even look at it, but the work I do is faster and higher quality than ever. Not sure how I feel about it

> Entrepreneur at heart The post sounds more like a programmer at heart, and that's totally fine. To me, being an entrepreneur is more about building products, solving problems, and creating business value. LLMs help to deliver bug fixes, new features, and entirely new products faster.

I’m not disagreeing with the author, but if you look at his dealbreakers: most of them will be resolved over time (quality, maintainability, environmental impact & even politics), they are not so much against LLMs as they are against the current versions of them. The only arguments against AI itself are about…

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Is I will not be using LLMs in my coding trending on Hacker News right now?

Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 8, 13:39 UTC, after 1 day of trending.

What is the highest rank I will not be using LLMs in my coding reached?

#19 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 8, 13:39 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.

How long has I will not be using LLMs in my coding been trending?

It was first seen on Nov 8, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (2 checks) since.

How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?

59 points and 66 comments; submitted by Risse on Nov 8, 2026.