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This is how I use AI as well. I’ve tried Claude Code, Copilot, Cursor, and Windsurf. I don’t like the feeling of it. I find my self blindly accepting things without proper review whereas if I have Claude open in another window, I tend to review and modify more.

"I use AI in a separate window. I don't enjoy Cursor or Windsurf, I can literally feel competence draining out of my fingers."

@dhh, the legendary programmer and creator of Ruby on Rails has the most beautiful and philosophical idea about what AI takes away from programmers. https://t.co/IMYfROBuyr

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This is how I use AI as well. I’ve tried Claude Code, Copilot, Cursor, and Windsurf. I don’t like the feeling of it. I find my self blindly accepting things without proper review whereas if I have Claude open in another window, I tend to review and modify more. https://x.com/hesamation/status/1946247982833082623?s=46

Found this in the QTs. Thoughtful take imo.

"You cannot learn the guitar just by watching videos" you actually have to do it" and the same goes for code says @dhh. You need to get your fingers do the typing to really learn to code.

This is absolutely true. But the question is what is that you need to learn to type. @dhh

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I’d recommend trying it just to see if it works for you. I didn’t want to knock it without trying it myself. 

The one thing I’ll say I do like about it is fixing stupid type errors.

me too, I've never tried any AI in my code editor, and I don't know how to do that.

me too and sometime I forget to ask the llm, what can I say, I love coding and having control of what I am doing, that said they are incredible assistants when I have any doubt

I've been seeking a balance: I've deliberately set aside code generation when I want to think about something and enjoy the design. When I know it's a tedious application of a pattern (implement it for this interface, then do the same for this other interface, then...) I let AI generate the code and I review it for correctness. Saves me some sanity points from the tedium, while still allowing me to enjoy coding and exercise my brain.