It is now september of the year 2026 and the world turned out a bit hectic and the thoughts on AI are still mixed even after 4 years since its introduction. I'm here to share my thoughts about it specific to my field.
AI is everywhere now, it's also to the point where it handles both our daily and complex tasks, people are bound to rely on it. It is undeniable that it helps us greatly everyday, but are we sure to say that we "utilized" the tech and not "rely" on it?
I’ve been a programmer long enough to know one thing: having ADHD changes the way I write code. It’s not good or bad, it’s just different. Some days, it feels like a superpower. Other days, it feels like I'm at constant war with my thoughts while wasting time scrolling endless content.
Long before I even knew what programming was, I was already developing the mindset for it—through gaming. Looking back, it's incredible how the smallest choices—tinkering with redstone crafts, creating solutions using automation and many more were shaping the foundation for a skill that would define my future.
Do you oftentimes work on someone else's code and immediately realized it's AI generated? Unnecessary amounts of useEffects, painfully obvious comments, and worst of all, a long and overkilled process on some functions.
In today's tech industry along with AI being simply frontend or backend is not enough, a lot of debate going on between frontend and backend, why exactly is it that specializing one isn't enough?
When we think about programming skills, we often focus on technical expertise—learning new languages, mastering algorithms, or optimizing performance. But what about the small, often-overlooked skills that can significantly improve a developer’s efficiency, problem-solving, and overall workflow?
Being able to learn and absorb everything is crucial for a programmer, now with the rise of AI and other tools to simplify our job, are we really learning? Or are we just driven by the thought of completing a certain task? Let's tackle the most important skill we can get as a human.