Simon: "My personal theory is that getting a significant productivity boost from LLM assistance and AI tools has a much steeper learning curve than most people expect." Right now, in coding, that is very true. Then again, engineers are used to investing in their own productivity. They call it DX, developer experience. And they will spend as much time as available customizing their work setup, so customizing Claude Code, as an example, is a natural fit. (link)
I wonder what other professional groups are similar in that way - used to investing lots of time in optimizing their own productivity.
# Jul 15, 2025