Re:Becoming an AI-Native Engineer
by skydhash on Thursday June 12, 2025 @12:52PM
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Why are these arguments always the same?
> But with AI, I’m producing more than ever before, with a level of speed, quality, and understanding I’ve never experienced. In many ways, it’s 10x’d me as an engineer.
> The best way I can explain my mindset is that I see AI as a multiplier of myself, not just a tool that does work for me on command
> But more often than not, it’s a sign that the prompt wasn’t clear or specific enough. With better framing, you can guide the model toward a much more useful and accurate response
Etc,…
I long for an essay like Seven habits of effective text editing[0] by Bram Moolenaar with proper arguments made about AI Coding.
> But with AI, I’m producing more than ever before, with a level of speed, quality, and understanding I’ve never experienced. In many ways, it’s 10x’d me as an engineer.
> The best way I can explain my mindset is that I see AI as a multiplier of myself, not just a tool that does work for me on command
> But more often than not, it’s a sign that the prompt wasn’t clear or specific enough. With better framing, you can guide the model toward a much more useful and accurate response
Etc,…
I long for an essay like Seven habits of effective text editing[0] by Bram Moolenaar with proper arguments made about AI Coding.
[0]: https://www.moolenaar.net/habits.html