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Maybe I'm being defensive, but the problem with this chart is it assume a binary of good dev/bad dev; AI makes the bad dev worse and the good dev better.

However, I think I once was a pretty good dev, and AI use is slowly turning me into a slop cannon. The temptation to use AI in place of real understanding is too strong.

I'm sure you'll say I was always dead weight, but I just want you to consider the possibility that AI might erode the capacity for good devs to handle discomfort, turning them into bad devs.



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