# How LLM tools may affect software development skills

DevFeed: [How LLM tools may affect software development skills](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/it-will-take-decades-to-undo-the-damage-done-by-ai-27119.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://andrea.corbellini.name/2025/08/20/it-will-take-decades-to-undo-the-damage-done-by-ai/>)

Author: andreacorbellini

Published: 2025-08-20T17:17:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Andrea Corbellini](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/andrea-corbellini.md>)

Topics: [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [Large Language Model](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/llm.md>), [Generative AI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/generative-ai.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Programming](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/programming.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [cobol](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cobol.md>), [developers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developers.md>), [development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/development.md>), [generative-ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/generative-ai.md>), [information-technology](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/information-technology.md>), [llm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/llm.md>), [software-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-development.md>)

## AI overview

This opinion article argues that heavy reliance on LLM tools may boost junior developers' short-term productivity while limiting independent skill development. It predicts that continued dependence could make future developers less prepared to solve unfamiliar problems and maintain complex software.

## Source excerpt

Many business owners in the software development industry are investing a lot into LLM bots, marketed as "generative AI". Some of them go as far as forcing software developers to use such tools under the threat of being fired if they don't comply. After all, why shouldn't they? This technology has a catchy name, it produces very convincing output that sometimes is ...