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RealityVoid | 7 days ago

Super useful, indeed. My only fear is that at times it can lead to superficial understanding. You don't get the satisfying click of all pieces, just a surface level understanding. I find that once AI gives me the lay of the land I still need to deep dive myself, but I can take shortcuts I would have never taken and it feels live traversing the scenery with a map. Pretty nifty!

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ambicapter|7 days ago

I think it is possible to use AI in a way that ends up with understanding and very easy to use it in a way where nothing at all sticks. Vibe coders by definition know or understand 0% of their codebase but you can use AI in a more questioning manner where you can get answers that are testable, test them immediately, and add the correct answers to the context immediately while embedding a clearer picture in your mental model.