It is great for boilerplate code. It can also explain code for you, or help with an unfamiliar library. It’s even helped me be productive when my brain wasn’t ready to really engage with the code.
But here’s the real danger: because I’ve got AI to do it for me, my brain doesn’t have to engage fully with the code anymore. I don’t really get into the flow where code just flows out of your hands like I used to. It’s becoming a barrier between me and the real magic of coding. And that sucks, because that’s what I love about this work. Instead, I’m becoming the AI’s manager. I never asked for that.
It is great for boilerplate code. It can also explain code for you, or help with an unfamiliar library. It’s even helped me be productive when my brain wasn’t ready to really engage with the code.
But here’s the real danger: because I’ve got AI to do it for me, my brain doesn’t have to engage fully with the code anymore. I don’t really get into the flow where code just flows out of your hands like I used to. It’s becoming a barrier between me and the real magic of coding. And that sucks, because that’s what I love about this work. Instead, I’m becoming the AI’s manager. I never asked for that.