Mixed
overall I would say that AI coding tools have made my job harder in two other ways
jebarker on Hacker News
In the thread “Ask HN: How is AI-assisted coding going for you professionally?”
Helped: Root causing bugs and navigating complex code via targeted logging.
Got in the way: Increased code volume requiring review and faster competitive prototyping.
… In particular, root causing difficult bugs in a complicated codebase has been accelerated through the ability to generate throwaway targeted logging code and just generally having an assistant that can help me navigate and understand complex code. However, overall I would say that AI coding tools have made my job harder in two other ways: 1. …