Everyone is using AI nowadays right? I read somewhere that in 2025 about 51% of professional developers uses AI in someway in their daily work. I wonder what the percentage is for dev's that uses AI to write their code?
Let's face it, it's not that easy to let go of the craftsmanship that we as developers has put a lot of time and effort in to refine. I totally understand why someone would write their own code, the sound of the keyboard, the feel when you write that perfect function, we all love that!
I love my job as a developer, it was my escape from being stuck in construction to become a developer, to pick up and refresh the knowledge that I once had. And just when I got it all figured out... along came AI. AI haven't taken my place as a junior but, it has transformed how I perform my work, how I approach task, issues and complex code.
Background
At Eyevinn Technologys we are streaming and media consultants but we are also innovators and builders. We have this amazing in-house project that is Open Source Cloud. Im not going in to details on what OSC - it's not the point of this post, but you can find out here. What I want to emphasize is the way we have transitioned our work when developing and refining this platform.
The transition
In the beginning we worked as common dev teams work, you know, sprints, coding, reviewing and so on. This was about 2 years ago. We had ChatGPT and also Claude was coming along. I remember how I used to copy paste code snippets and asking questions - this was really helpful at times but hallucinations could not be ignored, as we all knew back then.
Last year, 2025, in the late fall the thing that only happen to other - apparently high performers (according to my psychologist Im one lol) happened to me, I got burned out. It has been a journey to get back, slowly but steady.
Where I'm I going with this?
Well, when I got back there had been som changes. I was no longer on the assignment that I had before but to get back in the game I got to start working on our in-house project, OSC.
This time Im no longer copy pasting code snippets to my Claude desktop app. Im using Claude within Cursor and its not optional. The new policy we have now is to always start with a prompt and every commit has to be written together with an Agent.
This has totally transformed how I work, it has taken a lot of mental burden off my shoulders, not knowing how to start many times when a new ticket is assigned to me.. yeah still the junior dev here!
Today, writing this, Im currently doing my third week, working half-time. The honest truth and perhaps the sucker punch I diden't se coming is - I've got more work done, working less. No more mental pain debug code, and more energy when I close the laptop at the end of the day!
Final thoughts
As a developer in these times I think it's key to remember that we always through the years have had the need to adapt to new ways of doing our work. When frameworks like React/angular and Vue became standars, cloud services like AWS the same, we adapted and transformed our way of doing things. I think AI is in the same category though in a more impactful way.
Im glad that I took the time off and gave my body and mind time to rest and heal. Im also grateful that I have a job at a company that have supported me unconditionally during the process. Im thankful I get to work at a place where Im motivated and encouraged to try new things and where the support to be at the top of the game is a reality.
Lastly I could not have done this journey from construction to where I am today with out my wife and my family. They are my biggest supporters and I owe them my best!
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