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Thoughts on GPT-5.5 and What It Means for Learning to Code

Yuki Eliot — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:11:27 +0000

I’ve been playing around with the latest wave of AI tools, especially GPT-5.5, and I keep coming back to the same thought:

It’s not that coding is getting easier.
It’s that the bottleneck is moving.

Before, the hardest part was syntax — remembering how things work, debugging tiny mistakes, searching endlessly for the right Stack Overflow answer.

Now? You can generate working code in seconds.

But that creates a new problem:
Do you actually understand what you just built?

GPT-5.5 feels faster, more accurate, and more “context-aware” than previous versions. It can follow longer conversations, adapt to your style, and even anticipate what you’re trying to do next.

That’s powerful. But it also makes it easier to skip the struggle.

And the struggle is where most of the learning used to happen.

So I’ve been trying something different:

I still use AI to explore ideas
But I pause and rewrite parts myself
I break things on purpose just to fix them
I ask “why does this work?” instead of “does this work?”

Because if AI becomes your brain, you stop building your own.

I don’t think tools like GPT-5.5 replace developers. But they definitely expose the difference between:

people who can prompt, and
people who can think

And maybe that’s the real shift.

Not AI vs humans but shallow understanding vs deep understanding.

Anyway, still learning. 🙂

The Elusive Coder: Why Programmers Are Hard to Reach

Yuki Eliot — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 13:18:09 +0000

Hey there, folks! Have you ever tried to contact a programmer or web developer, only to find that they're as elusive as a unicorn? You're not alone! It's like they're hiding in a digital fortress, surrounded by code and caffeine.

But why do they make it so hard for us mere mortals to reach them? Are they too busy saving the world, one line of code at a time? Or perhaps they're just really good at playing hide and seek?

Here's the thing: programmers are often too busy solving complex problems to worry about something as trivial as contact information. Their focus is on creating something amazing, not on making it easy for us to disturb them.

And let's be real, have you seen their desks? It's like a tornado went through a tech store! They're not exactly known for their organizational skills.

But seriously, many programmers and web developers choose not to share their contact info because they're overwhelmed with requests. They might be thinking, "If I give you my email, you'll just ask me to fix your aunt's website... again."

So, are they not accepting any work? Well, it's not that simple. They might be open to new projects, but only if they're interesting enough to distract them from their current obsessions.

In conclusion, contacting a programmer can be like trying to find a needle in a haystack. But hey, if you're persistent and charming, you might just catch their attention!
So, programmers, come out, come out, wherever you are! We promise not to bug you (much).

Enable messages on twitter

Yuki Eliot — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 01:30:26 +0000

By default twitter disables people you don't follow from sending you messages. This has some advantages as well as disadvantages, its purpose is to prevent spam and scam messages but some people need as much access as possible to connect with other people if they are looking for new opportunities, new friends or work etc. So here's how to activate it so anyone can send you messages on twitter.

Goto Settings -> Privacy and Safety
Click Direct Messages
Check on Allow message requests from everyone

Hope this is useful!