An indie developer shares their experience using AI as a daily coding partner across seven products, noting that AI has automated the typing and boilerplate aspects of their job, freeing them to tackle complex technologies previously outside their reach. However, the developer emphasizes that AI has not replaced the critical human roles of deciding what to build, architectural taste, code review, and accountability. They posit that the programmer's role has evolved from a typist to a director, managing AI effectively as a fast, patient junior developer, and that this directorial skill may now be the most crucial aspect of the job. AI
IMPACT Suggests a shift in programmer roles towards directing AI, rather than pure coding.
RANK_REASON Opinion piece from an individual developer about their experience using AI tools.
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