> Spent two hours trying to get an llm to implement a filescan skip a specific directory

There's a large variance in outcomes depending on the prompt, and the process. I've gotten it to do things which are harder than a filescan with a skipped directory - without too much trouble.

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> Llms are really good at template tasks, writing tests, boilerplate etc.

If I have to stretch the definition of boilerplate to what's at the edge of a modern LLM's comprehension, I would say that 50% of software is some sort of boilerplate.