Hot take: AI coding is making good taste more important than raw coding speed.

AI coding tools like Claude Code are shifting the value proposition for developers, making good taste and engineering judgment more crucial than raw coding speed. While AI can quickly generate multiple implementations, the difficult part remains deciding which solution best fits the codebase, managing complexity, and discerning what should be included. Developers who lack strong design opinions risk accepting the first functional solution, highlighting the increasing importance of critical evaluation and the ability to reject code, even if it works.