AI Coding Tools Slow Down Developers

Anyone who has used tools like Cursor or VS Code with Copilot needs to be honest about how much it really helps. For me, I stopped using these coding tools because they just aren't very helpful. I could feel myself getting slower, spending more time troubleshooting, wasting time ignoring unwanted changes or unintended suggestions. It's way faster just to know what to write.

That being said, I do use code helpers when I'm stuck on a problem and need some ideas for how to solve it. It's invaluable when it comes to brainstorming. I get good ideas very quickly. Instead of clicking on stack overflow links or going to sketchy websites littered with adds and tracking cookies (or worse), I get good ideas that are very helpful. I might use a code helper once or twice a week.

Vibe coding, context engineering, or the idea that you can engineer a solution without doing any work is nonsense. At best, you'll be repeating someone else's work. At worst, you'll go down a rabbit hole of unfixable errors and logical fallacies.