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If AI writes most of our code, will we eventually forget how to code?

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A developer expresses concern about the increasing reliance on AI for writing code. While acknowledging AI's productivity benefits, they question if this trend will lead to a decline in human coding skills and redefine what it means to be a programmer. The developer feels conflicted between leveraging AI for efficiency and manually coding to maintain their abilities, pondering if the future of programming will focus more on system understanding and debugging rather than direct code writing.

Why this one

This developer's post uniquely captures the internal conflict many programmers face, balancing AI's efficiency gains against the fear of skill atrophy, unlike general discussions on AI's impact.

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