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Why Using AI to Code Doesn't Make You a Coder Yet
AI helps a lot, but real coders still know how code works — keep learning!
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- 1The big idea
- 2learning
- 3skills
- 4practice
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Section 1
The big idea
AI can write code FOR you, but to be a real coder you still need to learn how code works. AI is a helper, not a replacement for your brain.
Some examples
- AI can't help you if you can't read what it wrote.
- Real coders use AI to go faster, not to skip learning.
- Knowing how code works helps you fix AI's mistakes.
- Learning to code makes you better at using AI to code!
Try it!
Make a 'coding goals' list with 3 things you want to learn yourself, even though AI could do them for you. Why did you pick those?
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