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Programming costs surge post-2023 with LLM tokenization

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The cost of programming has significantly increased since 2023, shifting from being virtually free to requiring payment for token usage with Large Language Models (LLMs). This change impacts various industries, making software development a more expensive endeavor. AI

IMPACT The increasing cost of programming due to LLM tokenization may impact software development accessibility and project budgets.

RANK_REASON The item discusses a trend in programming costs and the impact of LLMs, which is an opinion or commentary on industry changes.

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Programming costs surge post-2023 with LLM tokenization

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Programming pre-2023: Basically free, just run vscode or any other code or text editor, in any OS, on consumer hardware. Programming post-2023: Oh no, you shoul

    Programming pre-2023: Basically free, just run vscode or any other code or text editor, in any OS, on consumer hardware. Programming post-2023: Oh no, you shouldn’t be coding without uSiNG toKeNs and LLMs, pay per slot(p) machine lever pull. This applies to virtually any industry…

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