What's Left of the Developer Flow After AI Writes the Code

Wattenberger · x · 2026-07-14

A reply highlights the author's thoughts on a specific question: **As we write less code manually, what do we lose? Can we still rediscover the 'flow' state of coding?** This is a discussion focused on developer experience and AI coding workflows. Rather than announcing a new model, it asks a critical question: what has AI-assisted programming changed, and what is the cost?

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