@addyosmani: https://x.com/addyosmani/status/2056078124346228860
Summary
A cautionary note from Addy Osmani that relying too heavily on AI to write code can hinder learning and degrade one's mental model of software development.
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Don’t Outsource the Learning
Right now, it’s too easy to let AI write the code while you skip the learning. The bug gets fixed but your mental model doesn’t move. It might get worse over time. We are silently trading future
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