Developers Who Stopped Growing in the Age of AI Coding (opens in new tab)

The more you use AI, the harder it becomes to use AI well. That may sound counterintuitive, but I believe it’s true. Everyone seems to be caught up in AI FOMO these days, working hard to get better at using AI. But before we get there, we need to ask what it actually means to “use AI well.” Methodologies like agent orchestration or harness engineering are really just the tide — as tools improve, everyone catches up eventually. The real differentiator lies elsewhere. I think it’s the ability t...