AI Coding Sucks

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AI coding tools suck and are not at all what was promised. I'm done. 30 Day Follow up video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6_e5Mj7Hzw 00:00 - intro 00:15 - i used to enjoy programming 01:05 - why did I become a programmer 01:55 - AI / LLMs are not predictable 02:47 - models are magic boxes 03:26 - ai programming has become a religion 04:05 - what I've learned and know about working with AI coding tools 04:21 - agents.md / rules 05:38 - make a plan before coding 06:16 - validate the plan 06:49 - use spec driven workflows 07:36 - work on small features not big sweeping changes 07:52 - use AI to write tests / use interactive debugging MCPs 08:17 - AI models are goal seeking 09:11 - use agentic workflows to prevent context bloat 10:13 - how i use AI summary 10:39 - FOMO based development 11:40 - what to do as a new programmer? 12:12 - everything is competing for your attention / money 12:43 - all AI tools are wrappers for foundational models + slight edge 13:15 - use the tools that work 13:40 - what now? 14:24 - what are you going to do? 15:16 - thanks! 🔥 Be the ~14,700th person to join our super tasty newsletter https://bit.ly/syntax_snackpack ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: https://x.com/syntaxfm Scott: https://x.com/stolinski Wes: https://x.com/wesbos CJ: https://x.com/CodingGarden Randy: https://www.youtube.com/@randyrektor http://www.syntax.fm Brought to you by Sentry.io #ai #chatgpt #claude #programming #webdevelopment #webdeveloper #syntaxfm