This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Manish Vishwakarma
Here’s what happened:
My typing speed doubled…
…because apparently, I forgot how many keystrokes normal humans type when an AI isn’t autocompleting const into a 50-line function.StackOverflow became my emotional support animal.
I didn’t realize how much Copilot shields me from wading through 7-year-old “accepted answers” that don’t even compile anymore.My code actually looked… mine?
Which sounds great until you realize “mine” = inconsistent naming, unnecessary comments, and at least three functions named testFunc2.I caught myself whispering “just autocomplete this one loop, please” to my VS Code screen.
Spoiler: it didn’t.
After two days, I gave up. Turned Copilot back on. Cursor welcomed me back like an old friend. And honestly? I don’t care if AI makes me “lazy.” It also makes me paid.
So yeah, respect to the devs still flexing their pure-brain muscle without AI — but for me, coding without it felt like riding a bike with square wheels. Technically possible. Painfully stupid.
This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Manish Vishwakarma
Manish Vishwakarma | Sciencx (2025-09-28T09:08:23+00:00) I Tried Coding Without AI Code Editors… and Instantly Remembered Why I Pay for Them. Retrieved from https://www.scien.cx/2025/09/28/i-tried-coding-without-ai-code-editors-and-instantly-remembered-why-i-pay-for-them/
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