antirez: Juniors shouldn't learn from AI code — write interpreters and games by hand
antirez · x · 2026-10-01
Redis creator antirez argues the common advice to "read AI-generated code to mature as a programmer" is wrong. Instead, use AI coding to save time and hand-write "get-better" programs — interpreters, games, ray tracers — since growth comes from building things yourself, not reviewing AI output.
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