How to use AI coding tools without becoming overly dependent on them
Puzzleheaded_Trip374 · reddit · 2026-10-11
A CS graduate with weak hands-on experience describes a common loop: start by understanding every AI-written line, give up reviewing as it's too slow, and end up with a project he barely understands — unable to judge whether the AI's fixes are correct.
He asks whether he should force himself to build projects from scratch following official docs before using AI, or find a better balance between AI-assisted coding and genuine learning.
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