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by sibidharan 26 days ago
Earlier we used to walk... Then we invented wheels. Now we can fly! Doesn't mean we forget to walk? We just need to... walk...! I think its the same with AI. It offers us engineering productivity, so we go for it.

Now the problem I would face by doing this is, accomplishing less in more time, instead of accomplishing more in less time. I am not questioning why... but if we want to do things old school, I'd say don't restrict yourself from using AI to do mundane tasks like setting up the environment or writing tests..

You can still focus on writing the main business logic yourself. Read documentation, start off with the examples.. And play with mutations of function calls to explore the technology. Build a mental map of what you are trying to do! But type the logic out yourself. Write your first Class. Second will follow.. and third. !

I myself is an ADHD guy and that is how I start with. The first one is always difficult.