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That sounds intimidating. When I started my coding career, I followed my passion. I wanted to advance free software. I wanted it to be less buggy and more user friendly. I had no advantage over an average person in the field, I didn't even have a computer science degree.

If somebody's passion is faster command line tools, let them make a faster ripgrep. First results may be disappointing, but those who don't give up will figure out how to do it right.

I think what the OP is getting at is that if you can only prompt the model and aren't bringing anything to the table yourself, you're going to get a generic answer that looks like all of the others. The point is to figure out what differentiates you as a developer. Yes, that will favor those with more experience, but that's always been the case.