Developer laments serious coding skill atrophy after months of relying on AI
ShikharMurty · x · 2026-09-19
Developer Shikhar Murty tweeted that he has noticed a serious atrophy in his own coding skills since December 2025. The short post resonated widely, touching on a growing concern: as more developers delegate everyday coding to AI assistants, their own hands-on engineering abilities quietly erode.
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