https://kianoosh.dev/tags/llm/Recent content in LLM on Kianoosh's BlogHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usThu, 25 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://kianoosh.dev/posts/2025-12-25-the-maintenance-cliff-llms-and-the-learning-loop/Thu, 25 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://kianoosh.dev/posts/2025-12-25-the-maintenance-cliff-llms-and-the-learning-loop/<h2 id="the-assembly-line-fallacy">The Assembly Line Fallacy</h2> <p>In our industry, there is a persistent temptation to treat software engineering like an assembly line. We constantly aim to abstract work into higher-level languages, reusable components, and &ldquo;black box&rdquo; services to increase velocity.</p> <p>In a recent article on MartinFowler.com, <strong>Unmesh Joshi</strong> critiques this tendency. He argues that this efficiency-obsessed approach clashes with the most fundamental property of our work: <strong>learning</strong>.</p> <p>When we rely entirely on readymade solutions without understanding the &ldquo;why&rdquo; and &ldquo;how&rdquo; underneath, we treat code as a static asset rather than a dynamic expression of knowledge.</p>