The developer experience has changed a lot.
Today, almost everything is faster:
tutorials
templates
starter kits
code snippets
debugging help
deployment
On one hand, that is amazing.
It lowers friction and helps more people build.
On the other hand, I keep wondering:
Are we actually getting better at coding, or just getting better at shipping something quickly?
Because speed is useful.
But depth still matters.
There is a difference between:
copying a solution
understanding why it works
knowing when it will break
being able to fix it under pressure
I do not think shortcuts are bad.
I use them too.
But I do think modern development is forcing a new question:
How do we stay fast without becoming shallow?
Curious what others think:
Do today’s tools make developers better or just more efficient?
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