<ul><li>The debate about AI taking over jobs versus just being a fancy autocomplete has been ongoing, with mixed feelings towards LLMs.</li><li>The author had a realization that LLMs could be used to improve old, messy code instead of just generating new code.</li><li>By feeding old code into LLMs with prompts for refactoring and improvements, the author found the process surprisingly effective in beautifying the code.</li><li>The author concludes that LLMs can enhance developers' ability to work on less glamorous tasks like refactoring and improving existing codebases, making old projects presentable and useful again.</li></ul>

My "Duh!" Moment with LLMs: They're Actually Great for Resurrecting My Old, Ugly Code

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