Mind Atrophy
When I’m using AI code generation, it’s not because I’m “supercharging my productivity”… It’s pure laziness and/or a desperate attempt to manage my burgeoning cognitive load.
Sure, the hip young’uns call it “vibe coding”, like it’s some techno-inspired-flow-state enlightenment. But I know the truth: once all the easy shit is offloaded, the hard stuff just gets harder. It’s now wrapped in a fog of half-baked abstractions and autocomplete illusions.
Luckily, easy or hard, AI is just a phone call away:
“Hey, AI, help me fix this logic, because it’s Thursday, and I’m starting to care less”
result = {
event: "closed",
};
if (result === "closed") {
return;
}The answer is so obvious:
if (result?.event === "closed") return;I think I knew this 2 years ago… My mind is starting to atrophy!
Hem and Haw Code Reviews
Sometimes I see AI-generated code submitted by junior devs. It’s easy to spot. The tell? They can’t actually explain how it works… The code reviews become an interpretive dance of shrugs and guesswork…
“Well, I think ChatGPT used a reducer because… uh… state?”
If you can’t explain it, then we’re already sliding down the slippery slope, one autocomplete at a time.