> That is, we are not yet at the "aphorism" stage of the discourse

we learn by doing

I’ve also seen along those lines “there is no compression algorithm for experience” - a nice summary of the hn posts from today.

Put differently: you get good at what you actually do, not what you think you're doing.

If you're not coding anymore, but using AI tools, you're developing skills in using those AI tools, and your code abilities will atrophy unless exercised elsewhere.