SMRTR ProgrammingJan 28, 2026lobste.rs

The reasons for the big discrepancy between satisfied vs dissatisfied developers using AI for coding

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Developers fall into three camps regarding AI: amateur developers love AI-generated code despite hidden bugs and security issues they can't identify; lazy experienced developers appreciate the time savings while having skills to fix AI mistakes; artisan programmers reject AI output as low-quality slop that takes longer to fix than coding properly from scratch.

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