I Forgot to Code(reggieescobar.com)
16 pointsby horatio_thomas6 hours ago4 comments
  • jryan494 hours ago
    > I went all in on AI coding tools and became incredibly productive. Then I lost my job and could not write a for loop.

    After I read that, I couldn't even bring myself to read the article.

    • readthenotes1an hour ago
      I'm assuming it's hyperbole, and software developers aren't a good audience for that sort of literary device:)

      Nevertheless, I too stopped reading. I had to wonder if you forgot how to code so quickly whether he knew how to code to begin with

  • sixtyj4 hours ago
    Muscles that are not used weaken. Back before mobile phones, it was common to memorize entire phone numbers. And before Google, we used to be able to remember web addresses.

    Now it is coding.

  • odinthedog4 hours ago
    Has this been a common experience for others, this much atrophy in skill after just 6 months?
    • egeozcan2 hours ago
      I can code (I know because I recently needed to dive and make changes in a codebase where no LLM was allowed to), it just feels pointless writing any CRUD-stuff or silly re-implementations of common algorithms, so much that I literally cannot bring myself to doing it. Leetcode feels especially pointless.

      Yes I can write some algorithmic code, and I can also calculate and sometimes even improve the computational complexity of some complex code!

      However, I accepted the fact that LLMs can do these better than me and would rather show my skills in the bigger picture stuff.

      Maybe I won't be able to code after 60 months? Only time will tell.

  • Scarbutt4 hours ago
    We can tell. Scrolling on that website feels heavy and lags.
    • cybrox4 hours ago
      Ironic that the site has the most AI (over-)design ever.
      • sixtyj4 hours ago
        You have to switch the reader mode on. :)