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Taking hours to not save minutes

2025-07-10 16:23:38.247482+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

Seeing a lot of "We have to learn how to use AI", which... Brad L. @reyjrar@hachyderm.io

I'm witnessing professionals spending hours to engineer prompts for Copilot to do basic things like find a line in a file that has a string in it, or figure out who committed most frequently to a sub-path in a repository, or generate boiler plate code for classes.. None of these things require #AI. `grep`, `git log..`, and editor snippets have existed for a long time. They are quick. They are EXACT. They are FREE. They do not boil the oceans. They do not displace the workforce. They are more efficient and productive.

Learn the tools of your trade. If all you're doing is using AI, that means AI can and will replace you.

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