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Ask HN: Is it worth it to build projects from scratch or should I just use AI?

5 points numcap | 1 comments | 17 Oct 25 15:35 UTC | HN request time: 0.324s | source

I am a third year Software Engineering Student, is it still worth it to build projects from scratch or should I just use AI (claude, chatGPT, lovable, etc.) to build them for me? I have built plenty of Projects from scratch, trying to learn the ins and outs of languages and frameworks, but it seems like everyone and their mother uses AI to just build stuff for them. So is it still worth it to learn or should I just become a prompt engineer?
1. ytkl1 ◴[17 Oct 25 15:49 UTC] No.45618121[source]▶
Build it from scratch so that you can learn the ins and outs of the languages and frameworks, then use AI to help speed things up once you're more familiar with the code. You'll be able to find the places where AI is hallucinating much better once you become a better developer.