#258 - Should You Use AI While Learning to Code? A Senior Developer’s Take

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A junior developer who got hired at a startup used AI non-stop to keep up.

It worked for weeks until he crashed and burned.

He'd built a house of cards that he couldn't keep up. The AI tools went in doom loops or just added more sloppy code that his team wouldn't accept.

Turns out they hired a prompt engineer instead of a coder.

We're in uncharted territory my friends.

You can't just NOT use AI but when should you start? How much is too much?

Let's explore a path to learning code with AI that won't make you another prompt engineer.

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1. The AI Dilemma for New Coders (00:00:00)

2. The Importance of Understanding Your Code (00:02:10)

3. Why Learning Needs Friction to Stick (00:04:02)

4. AI Coding's Career-Limiting Pitfalls (00:06:34)

5. When and How to Use AI Tools (00:09:24)

6. Using AI to Enhance Learning (00:14:01)

7. Closing and Program Invitation (00:17:00)