CareerSoftware Engineering
#RI-6aae66ca·2 months ago·
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“Started using AI heavily at work”
What Actually Happened
Dependent on AI for codebases, losing learning experience
What I wish I knew
"How to use AI without replacing learning"
Advice to Someone Facing This Now
If I could tell you one thing
"Focus on building engineering fundamentals despite AI"
Regret Index
8/10
Clear regret.
The downsides outweighed what was gained.
The downsides outweighed what was gained.
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Career Category
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Career decisions logged. Avg regret 5.7/10 across the category.
Same Outcome Band
44%
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