'I can't stop': 80% of developers find AI coding more addictive than helpful
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A Coddy Developer Survey revealed that AI coding is leading to a new kind of burnout.

A new Coddy Developer Survey found that four in five developers, 80%, say their use of AI has felt more like a dependence than an advantage.

  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 hour ago

    Second, there are more personal costs. You’ll come to rely more and more on these tools, and your skills will rust.

    I mean, if you’re curious and you’re diligent, you can learn from what the AI chugs out. Skills only stagnate when you trust the AI blindly.

    I’d say the bigger problem is that when you’re outsourcing junior coder work (even the tedious stuff) to a machine, you’re not investing in new junior coders.