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Re:Ask HN: Are AI Copilots Eroding Our Programming Skills? by MongooseStudios on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @12:27PM (#44445657)
To provide a perspective on, and reasons for, not using them. Specifically surrounding concerns about quality, maintainability, and keeping your mind engaged in the process.
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Re:Ask HN: Are AI Copilots Eroding Our Programming Skills? by jf22 on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @01:57PM (#44446816)
But the conversation is about people who use them...
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Re:Ask HN: Are AI Copilots Eroding Our Programming Skills? by leakycap on Wednesday July 02, 2025 @11:13PM (#44451299)
Not using AI tool seems to be a point of pride for some, I don't get it but I keep seeing it.

Remember "borrowing" javascript on Geocities to make something work, or finding a library that helped you achieve your AJAX web 2.0 upgrade later on? How is AI different than starting with a ZIP file of some starter created by a person?

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