We still evaluate the final output of the compiled program though. And a good engineer will know what kind of edge cases to look for as well.  I feel like it'll be that way with LLMs.  

The counterpoint, do we evaluate assembly output of the compilers? Maybe it used to be the case for the first compiled programs, but now we just trust the compilers. 

sancristrader

When do you think the young should learn prompt engineering?

cryotosensei

IMO the bigger issue is not learning how to prompt, it's learning how to evaluate LLM output.

If you can tell whether the output is good or bad, and especially if you can tell *why* it was good or bad, you can adjust your prompt accordingly.

To know how to evaluate LLM output, you need critical thinking, domain experience, taste, and agency (to know what you are trying to accomplish).  LLM does not do those things for you.
