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Using AI Generated Code Will Make You a Bad Programmer

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53 points cmpit | 1 comments | 22 Oct 24 12:08 UTC | HN request time: 0.256s | source
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BugsJustFindMe ◴[22 Oct 24 20:11 UTC] No.41918191[source]▶
> You May Become Dependent on Your Own Eventual Replacement

If you're going to be eventually replaced, and I absolutely believe that even the best of us will, you may as well get in on the ground floor to extract value for a bit before that happens.

Not writing your own code doesn't need to mean turning your brain off. You still need to look at what came out, understand it, and spot where it didn't match your needs.

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1. baw-bag ◴[22 Oct 24 22:27 UTC] No.41919361[source]▶
I agree with that entirely. Using the current tools available to make your life easier while picking up a decent pay check is a no brainer. I probably expect my next job is using said tools primarily followed by complete redundancy.

By that point, having never used any of the tools makes you almost no different from anyone off the street.

In a way I welcome it. Writing the same menial code as everyone else slightly differently becomes a pretty stale existence.