Will AI Pet My Dog for Me? · eieio.games
This title could be clearer and more informative.Try out Clickbait Shieldfor free (5 uses left this month).
A personal reflection on what it means to use AI/LLMs for coding when the joy of programming comes from understanding, not just shipping. Using the metaphor of outsourcing dog care, the author explores where to draw the line between delegating tedious work to AI and preserving the parts of software development that bring genuine satisfaction. The core concern isn't job loss but losing the intrinsic pleasure of understanding how things work.
Table of contents
Will AI Pet My Dog for Me?I like to understandI can still choose to understandHumans like to understandI don’t understand what comes nextSort: