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by jazzcomputer 455 days ago
I'm learning javascript as my first programming language and I'm somewhere around beginner/intermediate. I used Chatgpt for a while, but stopped after a time and just mostly use documentation now. I don't want code solutions, I want code learning and I want certainty behind that learning.

I do see a time where I could use copilot or some LLM solution but only for making stuff I understand, or to sandbox high level concepts of code approaches. Given that I'm a graphic designer by trade, I like 'productivity/automation' AI tools and I see my approach to code will be the same - I like that they're there but I'm not ready for them yet.

I've heard people say I'll get left behind if I don't use AI, and that's fine as I'll just use niche applications of code alongside my regular work as it's just not stimulating to have AI fill in knowledge blanks and outsource my reasoning.