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Same here. I just want to write code myself. AI is great for routine tasks, but the rest is mine.

This came out of my own experience building and releasing an iOS application. AI genuinely helped with many things during development, but I realised that the parts I enjoy most — architecture, problem solving, and building systems — are exactly the parts I don’t want to delegate.

These days, AI companies don’t even pretend anymore.

LLMs can draw (play music, write books), but they imitate, not create.

AI is unlikely to make people like me, or most already established professionals, lazy. But it absolutely could affect younger people who are still learning and building fundamentals.

That raises a pretty serious question about regulating AI usage in education, and it’s surprising how little attention that discussion still gets.

Maybe I didn't express myself very well, but I meant that the juniors will return.

Soon, cheaper models will be called junior developers.

I don’t really vibe code either. I work a 9-to-5 and still shipped my own app to the App Store. Not sure why I’d want to speed things up if it takes away the enjoyment.

And the bubble just keeps growing!

Unfortunately, even AI-generated “bullshitting” still needs to be double-checked. I don’t really see how it saves time.

For me, it’s meditation — it really helps me recover.

old-school phone reinvented!

I see this as a temporary phase driven by AI hype.

In the long run, strong senior specialists — in design, development, and other IT fields — will likely be more valuable than ever. Meanwhile, those who rely entirely on AI without developing fundamentals may never reach that level.

AI isn’t really capable of creating truly complex solutions or top-tier UI/UX — it mostly recombines existing ideas.

So it’s probably better to focus on your craft and avoid burnout — that’s what will matter.