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You can still write code by hand. Just do that, you will run into tasks that are too boring, those you can do with an LLM.

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I think a lot of developers who enjoy writing code are in an internal battle knowing they could write it themselves or AI could do it and probably do at same speed or many times faster. It's a contradiction as a developer because we always want to do whatever it is we are doing at the optimal speeds but we also like writing code. So, you're being forced to choose where you stand at a fundamental level.

Absolutely. And I'm saying that the fix is to decide to write code. The AI isn't faster at producing good quality, well designed code that you'd write (if you're quite competent, which anyone can become with practice).

The AI code generation speed is a lie, it doesn't get the same work done in less time, most of the time it gives you a different version. Thinking through the problem yourself can yield better results for the overall product, in my experience.

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