Write less code, be more responsible

My thoughts on AI-assisted programming. "AI-assisted programming? Nah, I have a rat under my hat" These days, the discourse on AI-assisted programming, vibe coding and LLMs is getting a bit overwhelming and sometimes we are overexposing ourselves to it, whether we want it or not. The irony is, "not talking about AI" is still "talking about AI", so we might as well talk about it. Wait, what? I can very much "not talk about AI". I mean, I don't do vibe coding. But I see more vibe coded projects coming out and I sometimes see cool stuff. People seem to use Claude these days, probably becaus- You are talking about AI right now! You got me! Well, with this blog post, you are becoming a part of this whole AI over exposure anyways. Probably. But recently I realized that I might have some opinions to share while I was talking to my friends on this podcast . Also, I should mention, these thoughts probably have an expiry date of 6 months since things are changing fast! Accepting the change 💊 Programming is fun. Or should I say "was fun"? It can still be fun! Just because the tools have changed and you can now one-shot a SaaS project that would have taken 3 months to build in 2018 doesn't mean that the joy from crafting something is gone. It's just that the process might be different, but you are still responsible for the end product. There is still a value that you are providing there. I'm in the basket of developers that think that AI has forced us to change and adapt, in the sense o…