Ask HN: I stopped fighting AI over-reliance and built a workflow around it
I am a frontend engineer and actively use AI. I caught myself that i never write code manually, only if i have to tweak some styling. Even if i have to write some small changes in code that take like 2 minutes - it is easier to spend those 2 minutes explaining everything in details to AI and point out what and how it needs to change.
- ▪I am a frontend engineer and actively use AI.
- ▪I caught myself that i never write code manually, only if i have to tweak some styling.
- ▪Even if i have to write some small changes in code that take like 2 minutes - it is easier to spend those 2 minutes explaining everything in details to AI and point out what and how it needs to change.
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I am a frontend engineer and actively use AI. I caught myself that i never write code manually, only if i have to tweak some styling. I feel lazy and dumb compared to pre-AI era. Even if i have to write some small changes in code that take like 2 minutes - it is easier to spend those 2 minutes explaining everything in details to AI and point out what and how it needs to change. Because i dont have to think about the process, i only explain the idea and desired solution - then wait until its done to review.Thats some kind of degradation. But the thing is that the quality is amazing. My productivity and speed increased significantly.But there is a frustrating thing. The laziness started affect even review process.
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