@dhh: This tracks completely with wh...
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Jun 24, 2025
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This tracks completely with what I've experienced using AI as a pair programmer. As soon as I'm tempted to let it drive, I learn nothing, retain nothing. But if I do the programming, and it does the API look-ups, explains the concepts, I learn a lot.
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This is why tab-completion programming with AI is such a trap for juniors in particular. You're never going to develop the core skills needed to become a senior this way. Maybe you don't care, though! Maybe you just want the outcome. Fine. But then accept anyone can do it too.