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2025.02 - Coding Like a `LLM Ninja`

February 1, 2025 · 2 min read

Don’t buy the hype. LLMs are not magic, and they are not fake either. The useful part is simpler: they cut the copy-paste churn that kills coding speed.

This module is a practical ladder. Tier B is the one-shot path. Tier A moves into IDE plugins for iterative work. Tier S adds model and provider control. Then Advanced Workflows split planning from editing so you stop mixing the two.

The proof is in the flow. If you are still copying prompts between windows, you are leaving time on the table. If you keep the context, the code, and the model choice in one place, the loop gets much tighter. That is where this module starts paying for itself.

Tier A is where the IDE starts helping. Cursor, Windsurf, and Continue.dev take the repetitive back-and-forth out of iterative changes. That is the point where the copy-paste tax starts to drop.

Tier A IDE plugin workflow in a code editor
Tier A: the IDE plugin workflow cuts down the back-and-forth for iterative changes.

Advanced workflows are where the real leverage shows up: make a plan, then code. Do not ask one model to think, edit, and reason at the same time. Split the job and the results get better.

Advanced workflow showing plan then code in a terminal
Plan first, then code: separate the reasoning pass from the editing pass.

CEO/Producer translation: you stop wasting hours on prompt wrangling and start using LLMs as an actual delivery tool.

The members-only module is the full playbook: tier strategy, IDE setup, provider choices, model selection, planning/edit separation, and the exact workflow patterns I use in production.

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