Dev: Working at a High Level with AI Is Great but Exhausting
jonathan_wilke · x · 2026-11-14
Developer jonathanwilke echoes a widely shared take on AI-assisted work, saying he now mostly does "high-level work" with AI — delegating implementation details while focusing on architecture and decisions. He admits the workflow is effective but draining, capturing a emerging reality of AI-assisted engineering: humans shift from writing code to directing and reviewing it, and the cognitive load changes shape rather than disappearing.
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