If you can't automate your dev workflow with AI, that's a bad sign
paul_cal · x · 2026-09-06
paulcal quoted Taylor Lorenz — "I'm a bad programmer, but AI writes better code faster than me. What's the problem?" — and added: if you think you're a high-level, fine-art developer but can't break down any part of your workflow into AI-powered automations, there's bad news for you.
A recurring debate on what separates strong developers in the AI era: not raw coding skill, but the ability to decompose workflows for automation.
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