I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately.
AI coding tools are obviously useful. They help you move faster, get unstuck, write boilerplate, debug, and try things quickly.
But I keep noticing the same tension:
Sometimes AI helps you finish something without helping you really understand it.
The code works.
The task is done.
But your confidence in the code is not always there.
I think that matters a lot, especially for:
people learning to code
- students
- developers trying to stay sharp
- anyone using AI but still wanting to actually understand what they’re building
That’s the reason I’ve been exploring an idea for a tool that feels more like a mentor inside the editor, not just something that generates code.
Something that helps you:
- understand what the code is doing
- catch weak spots in your thinking
- notice when you’re relying on AI too quickly
- learn while building, not only finish faster
I’m trying to figure out whether this is a real problem other people feel too, or if it’s just something I’ve personally noticed.
So I made a very short survey for anyone who has used AI for coding, debugging, or learning programming.
It’s just 4 questions and takes about 1 minute:
https://forms.gle/GynGGBWF46de9jz47
If you’ve used AI for coding even once, I’d really value your input.
Also curious what people here think:
Has AI made you better at coding, or mostly just faster?
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