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5 comments

·August 3, 2025

mettamage

I wonder if Bret has an update, given LLMs are a thing now.

jakelazaroff

Bret's life's work is all about direct manipulation and building mental models. LLMs are a layer between humans and our work; they make our tools less direct. My guess is that his advice about LLMs would be to not use them.

psawaya

This might shed some light: https://dynamicland.org/2024/FAQ/#What_is_Realtalks_relation...

patel011393

Yes, his website shows it. Read his latest update and the footnote on the home page: https://worrydream.com/

fluxkernel

In the age of LLM powered coding copilots and agents, do programming skills still matter? Shall we focus more on design and algorithmic thinking instead? Computer science != programming, now more true than ever.