AI Won't Think For You. And That Is A Good Thing.

Many people expect AI to act like a senior software engineer. They want it to pick architectures, choose best practices, and manage security alone.

This expectation is wrong.

An LLM predicts the next tokens based on your prompt. It follows your lead.

If you do not ask for SOLID principles, the AI will not use them. If you do not ask for a Repository Pattern, the AI will not create one. If you ask for a simple API, the AI will not build a complex layered system.

AI assumes things when you are vague. Assumptions lead to problems.

AI might choose a library you do not want. It might add unnecessary dependencies. It might create vendor lock-in.

AI should execute exactly what you ask.

When I want to add logs to a project, I do not say: "Add logs."

I say: "Use Serilog. Follow the official documentation. Follow the library best practices. Match the existing project pattern."

Now the AI has context. It knows the library, the documentation, and the pattern.

The same applies to code quality. If you only ask for new features, technical debt grows. This is not the AI's fault. I did not ask for a code review or a project reorganization.

In my project, Tiny Theft Auto, I managed the growth myself. I started with one HTML file. When it grew, I gave specific commands:

  • Apply SRP.
  • Separate classes into files.
  • Reorganize the structure.
  • Perform a code review.
  • Find areas for improvement.

I made the decisions. The AI performed the tasks.

In professional settings, companies have specific patterns for logs, testing, and observability. I do not expect AI to guess these patterns. I provide the documentation or the template. This stops the AI from inventing architecture and makes it implement existing standards.

Change your mindset.

Do not outsource your thinking. Outsource your labor.

You decide the architecture. You decide the scalability. You decide the best practices. You decide the libraries.

AI helps you execute these decisions faster. It is not an engineer making choices. It is a productivity multiplier for people who know what they want to build.

Source: https://dev.to/andredarcie/a-ia-nao-vai-pensar-por-voce-e-isso-e-uma-coisa-boa-5jj

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