# Why I'm Dialing Back My LLM Usage

DevFeed: [Why I'm Dialing Back My LLM Usage](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/why-i-m-dialing-back-my-llm-usage-13457.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://zed.dev/blog/dialing-back-my-llm-usage-with-alberto-fortin>)

Author: Franciska Dethlefsen

Published: 2025-07-01T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Zed Industries - Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/zed-industries-blog.md>)

Topics: [LLMs](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/llms.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [llms](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/llms.md>), [refactoring](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/refactoring.md>), [software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software.md>), [trust](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/trust.md>)

## AI overview

Alberto Fortin reflects on using LLMs in production software development. After encountering quality, maintenance, and debugging problems while rebuilding infrastructure with Go and ClickHouse, he describes adopting a more measured approach and limiting LLMs to small, well-scoped tasks.

## Source excerpt

Alberto Fortin shares his honest reflection on the reality of using LLMs in production code and why he's taking a more measured approach.