So, I’m still fairly new to this dev thing—five years full-time, now a senior dev.
I was recently told to pick up Angular for a new project at work, but honestly? I’ve been letting AI do a lot of the heavy lifting. My manager knows exactly how I’m working and is happy with the pace, mostly because my tickets are getting closed right on time.
I give the agent full access to the codebase, but I’m strict: it’s never allowed to push changes directly. It just gives me suggestions, and I review them before pasting anything into the files.
I’ll admit, the logic it spits out makes sense, but I’m definitely not the one who wrote it. It works, mostly because I keep the agent on a very tight leash. I’ve even started using it for code reviews, and it saves me so much time. I genuinely feel like I couldn't do this job half as fast—or as well—without it.
Now, the app is nearly ready after months of development, and I can’t say I’ve learned a hell of a lot about Angular. Should I have? Or is that just my ego talking? What’s the actual value in hand-typing boilerplate just to "learn" it, when the agent can build it for me in seconds anyway?
I do feel like a fraud sometimes, like I’m nothing more than a "vibe coder." I spent six years at uni and another five working full-time, but am I really any better than a vibe coder?
I like to think so, but the doubt creeps in now and again.
What do you think?
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You're definitely not a fraud. As long as you understand the logic and take responsibility for what’s being implemented, you are doing your job.