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Chandan Pednekar's avatar

Thanks for the article. I read somewhere online, AI is good only if you know what you are doing (I believe macro & micro alike). Seems like it.

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Eric Roby's avatar

Now I do agree with this. Without strong understand you fall into the vibe coding bucket. This is tech debt just waiting to happen

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Deepak Shukla's avatar

AI doesn’t make you faster. It makes you feel faster. Speed without understanding is just debt with nicer autocomplete 😅

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Eric Roby's avatar

Idk if I can 100% agree with this. There are definitely aspects of my role that is quicker due to AI. I think there is too much hype, but it can also be really nice to have

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Deepak Shukla's avatar

Yeah fair, it does make certain tasks quicker. I’m not anti-AI at all. My point is a lot of people confuse less friction with real speed. If you’re shipping faster but skipping the thinking (requirements, edge cases, ownership, testing), you’re just moving the cost downstream.

AI is amazing for drafts, first passes, and removing grunt work. The moment you let it replace understanding, you’re basically taking on debt with a prettier UI 😅✅

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Lance Peterman's avatar

Sharing this with my Uni students in the Spring. Great way of breaking down how AI can help, and where it hinders early professionals.

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Eric Roby's avatar

Awesome! Glad you enjoyed it

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