Friends, we might very well be the last generation of developers who learned how to code.

I want to believe there will be a small contingent of old schoolers basically forver, even if it only shrinks over time. maybe newcomers or experienced devs who want to learn to more, or how to do what the machine is doing for them

I think it'll be like driving: the automatic transmission, power brakes, and other tech made it more accessible but in the process we forgot how to drive. that doesn't mean nobody owns a manual anymore, but it's not a growing % of all drivers

	▲	Footprint0521 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		I’ve found from trial and error that when I have to manually type out the code it gives me (like BIOS or troubleshooting devices I can’t directly paste to lol) I ask more questions. That combined with having to manually do it has helped me be able to learn how to do things on my own, compared to when I just copy paste or use agents. And the more concepts you can break things in to, the better. From now on, I’ve started projects working with AI to make “phases” for projects for testability, traceability, and over understanding My defacto has become using AI on my phone with pictures of screens and voicing questions, to try to force myself to use it right. When you can’t mindlessly copy paste, even though it might feel annoying in the moment, the learning that happens from that process saves so much time later from hallucination-holes!