I reflect on my use of LLMs for coding, weighing concerns about training data, accuracy, energy use, and data leakage against the practical benefits. I describe trying GitHub Copilot, Codeium, and local models via Ollama, and settling on Codeium for code completion alongside web chatbots for code discussions. I also cover how AI has changed my practice, including writing clearer code, favoring well-established technologies, and adopting new libraries more readily...
