Last time you wrote code?
do you keep up with writing syntax? do you do it as a hobby or try to weave it into work? do you do it from scratch or only when it's easier than prompting?
asking because it popped into my head that I hadn't really wrote (or edited more than a few lines of) code in quite a few weeks.
A few hours ago. I am learning a new language (rust) so I disabled auto complete and AI suggestions. Otherwise AI becomes more of a distraction than a booster.
But for languages I am more confident (like JS and dart), I usually don't write code and only review it.
If it is a throw-away project (like I am only experimenting something or just need something for one time), I don't event look at the code and only focus on the outcomes.
October 2024. Every line of code since then has been written by AI.
There hasn’t been a quarter before then that I haven’t written some type of code since early 1987
A couple of hours ago. I do it when I need a small change and already know ~exactly what I want to type (which happens frequently), or when I get fed up with the yapper (which happens a couple times a day).
Tuesday. I tried prompting the latter half of this week, but found it incredibly unfulfilling. I’ll be writing code again on Monday.
for work? with all the tools the company provides, only when it’s faster than prompting. so friday.
September 2024. I’ll never write a line of syntax again. First it was Cursor now it’s Claude.
I'm learning my first lisp (emacs lisp), for learning a language I don't want any assistance whatsoever or it'll never stick. I'm just learning it for the pleasure of understanding it so I'm not actually trying to build something fast.
btw; Lisp is poetic and if you've never learned one, you should!