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AI Code Assistants Erode Developers' Ability to Write from Scratch
A developer describes how relying on AI for code generation left him unable to write a simple HTTP handler in Go from memory. He realized that recognizing code patterns is not the same as producing them, a gap exacerbated by AI tools. To rebuild his skills, he started writing distributed systems algorithms from scratch without AI assistance.
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This personal account highlights a growing concern in software development: AI may be accelerating a shift from builders to reviewers, potentially weakening foundational coding skills.
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