AI code generation is error-prone. Why, then, are programmers still using it?
Everyone from YC partners to Fiverr’s CEO has been proclaiming that “90% of code is AI-generated” or that they’re becoming “AI-first” companies.
The subtext they’re forcing on us is clear: programmers who don’t embrace AI will be left behind.
But after two years of daily AI coding — from the earliest Cursor version to the latest agentic tools — I’ve uncovered the truth: AI coding tools are simultaneously terrible and necessary.
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