I would never imagine this is where programming would be five years ago, but at the end of day having the AI write the code is easier, faster, and results in higher quality.

The mental model is still in my head, my brain is overloaded, but only from the amount of code reviews - like I said, I'm building v3 of a feature in the time it takes to build v1, but I am in a way doing 3x the code reviews going back and forth. That's the fall out of the iteration speed enabled by AI.

Between submitting PRs, getting feedback, iterating, re-submitting, repeat - there used to be breathing room. Now it's all compressed into an afternoon. Productivity is through the roof, but it can be draining.