I respectfully disagree. I have about the same years of experience as you, and now also 1-2 years of AI-assisted coding
If you stay on top of the code you are getting from the AI, you end up molding it and understanding it
The AI can only spit out so much nonsense until the code just doesn’t work. This varies by codebase complexity
Usually when starting from scratch, you can get pretty far with barely even looking at the code, but with bigger repos you’ll have to actively be involved in the process and applying your own logic to what the AI is doing
If the code of what you are building doesn’t make sense, it’s essentially because you let it get there. And at the end of the day, it’s your responsibility as the developer to make it make sense. You are ultimately accountable for the delivery of that code. AI is not magic, it’s just a tool
If you stay on top of the code you are getting from the AI, you end up molding it and understanding it
The AI can only spit out so much nonsense until the code just doesn’t work. This varies by codebase complexity
Usually when starting from scratch, you can get pretty far with barely even looking at the code, but with bigger repos you’ll have to actively be involved in the process and applying your own logic to what the AI is doing
If the code of what you are building doesn’t make sense, it’s essentially because you let it get there. And at the end of the day, it’s your responsibility as the developer to make it make sense. You are ultimately accountable for the delivery of that code. AI is not magic, it’s just a tool