Who else is still writing code by hand? (No a.i.) I wonder if it's time for me to challenge my assumptions again.

@dreamsofcode_io I still write the vast majority of code by hand because LLM data hasn't caught up with a lot of the libraries I currently use

@dreamsofcode_io I do have copilot enabled in my neovim but just use it sometimes. I'm often faster (and more correct) than the suggestion it makes. Usually its useful for me when writing fn params when it has a lot of params. Other than that, I'm writting by hand, like the Incas and Mayans

@dreamsofcode_io spent 8 hours on the front page of twitch coding by hand this weekend

@dreamsofcode_io I’ll use Claude as a more technical google search, to talk out solutions, and generate tedious snippets (converting data a bunch of times), and finding broken syntax. Everything else is me.

@dreamsofcode_io I use LLMs as a Google replacement tbh, but I never let them insert code straight into my app

@dreamsofcode_io For me, no AI in the editor, just me writing it by hand. If I need some push on a problem or how to reason about something I'll ask GPT/Grok for some understanding.

@dreamsofcode_io Definitely try Cursor if you haven't already - it's on a different level compared to something like copilot, which can trick you into thinking you've truly tried AI coding

@dreamsofcode_io My MacBook is 6 years old and incredibly slow, so I mostly write by hand 😂 It can take about 3 seconds for my IDE to make a suggestion 😭

@dreamsofcode_io Architecture and complex/important parts of code are still hand-written, but LLMs save me so much time when it comes to generating tests, writing curl commands based on OpenAPI specs, double-checking my code for mistakes, analyzing big test failure logs, etc.

@dreamsofcode_io I was thinking the same thing, am I missing out by coding by hand? Was planning to maybe to a weekend coding project where I just embrace all the ai coding tools and see what happens. I still just use ai only for learning new things and I think it’s the way to go.

@dreamsofcode_io Most of it still writing by hand

@dreamsofcode_io what is that hand thing you're talking about?

@dreamsofcode_io You only need ai if you don’t already know all the calls and how to use them

@dreamsofcode_io I do have copilot in neovim but i keep disabling it lol its so annoying so i just do it all myseld

@dreamsofcode_io I mostly just use it as a google replacement.

@dreamsofcode_io I do, mostly. AI so far is mostly the boilerplate filler, and sometimes the subtle problems discoverer