I think the thing I really like about LLM-assisted coding is that it makes context switching easier.

I can be in "words mode" or "code mode", and switching between these takes time and effort. (There are more categories, but they don't change the fundamental point.)

In my job, I have to spend a lot of time in words mode, due to things like hiring and managing. Historically, this has meant that I only really get engineering work done when I have 2+ hour chunks to focus on it. But now I can often get work done in much shorter chunks, while still in words mode.

I would not like to spend all my time in words mode – I enjoy digging into the details – but it's really nice to have the option.