Coding agents can generate in minutes what used to take us hours. Companies are pushing AI adoption. Social media is filled with developers claiming they're suddenly 10x more productive. If you're not using AI, you're afraid of falling behind. If you are using it, you're wondering whether you're actually becoming a better engineer.
I don't think the conversation we should have is about adopting AI anymore. Rather, it should be about us. About how these tools are changing the way we think, the way we learn, and ultimately the way we build software.
The real question isn't whether AI makes us more productive, it’s rather what we're trading away in exchange for that productivity.
The Junk Flow
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