𝗜 𝗪𝗮𝘀 𝗨𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗧𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗠𝘆 𝗢𝘄𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲

I opened a project I built a year ago. I wrote every line. I had no idea what it did.

I used AI to build a Slack clone. The loop felt good. Ask AI for code. Paste it. Watch it run. Move to the next feature.

I ran at a speed my understanding did not match. I had no design doc. I had no tests. I chose speed over quality.

Six months later, I found a mess.

  • Three functions had the same name.
  • Comments were in two languages.
  • Dead code sat everywhere.
  • Logic was repeated in three places.

The AI did not make the mistake. I did. I stopped acting as a reviewer. I became a copy-paste middleman. I gave away my only job. I stopped deciding if the code was good.

AI speed is a gift. It comes with a bill. If you stop thinking, your code turns to spaghetti.

My plan to fix it:

  • Use AI to map the project.
  • Delete unused code.
  • Organize by feature.
  • Write a spec.

Do not let the tool replace your judgment. Stay in the chair. Be the person who decides quality.

Source: https://dev.to/rapls/i-couldnt-read-the-code-i-wrote-with-ai-six-months-ago-18a7 Optional learning community: https://t.me/GyaanSetuAi