I've heard stories of folks who regret their purchases, and it isn't so easy to just pack up and move. So yep, that's a good idea, even if I didn't do that myself.
Definitely used LLMs for sure, and I'm sure experienced folks like yourself can spot that pretty quick! Mostly using ChatGPT and a little bit of Claude, both through web browser, and have yet to touch the likes of Cursor/Copilot etc.