# Are LLMs Really Making Developers Worse at Learning?

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Podcast: [Life Hacking Tech Brief By HackerNoon](https://stenobird.com/podcast/life-hacking-tech-brief-by-hackernoon-6365653)
Published: 2026-09-03T16:00:37+00:00
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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/are-llms-really-making-developers-worse-at-learning . It's a widely held idea that learning is linked to memory. Reflecting on the years before LLMs, I have to confess: I didn't really remember a thing. Check more stories related to life-hacking at: https://hackernoon.com/c/life-hacking . You can also check exclusive content about #learning , #llms-and-learning , #developer-memory , #ai-coding-tools , #learning-to-code , #coding-with-ai , #developer-skills , #junior-developers , and more. This story was written by: @elegantaf . Learn more about this writer by checking @elegantaf's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com . It's a widely held idea that learning is linked to memory. Reflecting on the years before LLMs, I have to confess: I didn't really remember a thing.

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