Senior dev: you can't judge AI coding tools unless you use them hours daily
facontidavide · x · 2026-09-26
Responding to his own earlier post that sparked heated debate, developer facontidavide argues most replies are driven by understandable emotions rather than experience. In his view, only senior developers who use AI coding tools for multiple hours a day can genuinely assess where the technology stands and how fast it is progressing — anyone else lacks the grounding for an educated opinion.
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