> how in anonymous forums there's a lot more people pointing out that they think this is hype whereas when we wear our professional hats many of us join in
Different speeches for different audiences. On HN, for all its faults, people don't need to be told that yes, SOTA LLM can somewhat help you with code, parsing documentation, etc. A lot of people in the "real world" are still grossly underestimating this technology.
Most businesses don't need google or netflix level engineering. People on HN are outliers. The corporate world needs simple CRUD apps so tech savvy but non developer employees can stop grinding away at Excel.
Different speeches for different audiences. On HN, for all its faults, people don't need to be told that yes, SOTA LLM can somewhat help you with code, parsing documentation, etc. A lot of people in the "real world" are still grossly underestimating this technology.