After 6 months of daily AI pair programming across multiple codebases, here's what actually moves the needle. Skip the hype; this is what works in ...
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Pretty cool seeing someone cut through all the noise and just show what actually works day after day. I always wonder what pushes someone to stick to a routine like this for so long - feels like you really learn what matters.
Thanks Nevo, it's high time to work with AI not against it!!!
Love it and you're pretty spot on with the exact flows that I use, too (pretty much learned the hard way)!
Especially, this part:
We're the CREATORS. AI is the implementer/maintainer and can't be expected to somehow be magically perfect.
Thanks Ashley for reading it!! Share this with your peers as well.
What AI tools did you use for this?
Are you just using ChatGPT or something else integrated into your coding editor?
Thanks for reading Christian. There are many I have used in 6 months from copilot to other IDE integrated AI Tools.
Also i would suggest you to explore Forgecode. It's great, just saw Gemini CLI and I think shell based agents are the future now!!! Let me know what you think.
Which tools did you find most helpful, and what does your workflow with them look like?
I personally like CLI based tools like Forgecode obviously, openai's codex, now Gemini CLI. What about you? Easy to install not hype just work. Loved it
Great article, clear and concise without the Hype :)
Thanks Rob!!!
This was such a refreshingly honest take—really appreciated the “zero hype” approach. Loved how you highlighted the balance between productivity gains and the cognitive overhead of working with an AI pair. Totally agree: it’s more about augmentation than automation. Lesson #10 on asking the right questions really stood out—AI's real value emerges when we know how to steer it. Thanks for sharing your 180-day experience with such clarity and candor! 👏
Thanks for reading!!! Please share this with the right audience 🫶
Thanks for the tips. I learned some useful notions such as codeingest and file references. Now I have to see how to integrate them in my workflows (Neovim, Ollama, etc).
Thanks man!!! Lets me know how it worked for you.