ya ive been coding professionally for 20+ and all the new AI stuff feels like cheating. I could have done this manually but, now, why bother?Welcome to vibe coding.
I don't speak code but ai tools like these have allowed me to make a ton of software tools I use all the time.
I used vscode co-pilot to help setup a bunch of local llm on my gaming computers when I want to build something, I'm now using my own hardware and private models that only cost the electric it takes to run the machine.
At work I manage around 50 engineers and its definitely a disruption (put mildly).
It's good for stuff like this where I don't care. We use it for production code too but there's a bunch of guardrails and more planning & "oversight". For side projects, especially those you start from scratch, it's pretty great. It's a mixed bag bringing it into an existing project (depends on size and complexity). Still doable - just have to change your strategy away from "YOLO, let it rip" to something way more sensible