I don't think the chess analogy grabs here. In chess, you play _against_ the chess computer. Take the same approach and let the chess computer play FOR the player and see how far he gets.

Maybe. I don't think adversarial vs not is as important as gaining experience. Ultimately both are problem solving tasks and learning instincts about which approaches work best in certain situations.

I'm probably a pretty shitty developer by HN standards but I generally have to build a prototype to fully understand and explore problem and iterate designs and LLMs have been pretty good for me as trainers for learning things I'm not familiar with. I do have a certain skill set, but the non-domain stuff can be really slow and tedious work. I can recognize "good enough" and "clean" and I think the next generation can use that model very well to be become native with how to succeed with these tools.

Let me put it this way: people don't have to be hired by the best companies to gain experience using best practices anymore.