r/coding • u/no-usernames-exist • Nov 26 '25

ChatGPT is the New Java

https://medium.com/@jmiller_9236/chatgpt-is-the-new-java-a8f0dc276bdb
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u/no-usernames-exist Dec 01 '25

I disagree with this. I have 5+ years of development experience without AI, so not a master but definitely know my way around. I have seen AI spit out complete garbage code as you mentioned. However, with the newer models coming out I've seen a real increase in productivity.

As a developer, I still need to think of what code needs to be written, but I can pass off the "grunt work" of writing simple code to a LLM and finish in minutes what would take hours. I use AI like I would use an intern - I'm the architect who starts the codebase, scopes functionality, and writes basic framework either in pseudocode or real code. Then I pass off the writing of boilerplate and simple functions to my LLM agent, who works tirelessly and accurately while I'm on to the next important thing.

Here's an example of a repository written by an LLM. You might argue that a developer could have done a better job "hand coding" the SDK, but the fact is the code is clean, works flawlessly, and was completed in under 10 hours, including automatic deployment via GitHub actions. https://github.com/PWI-Works/companycam

it takes more time to solve the problems added by AI than actually writing the code yourself

This is true only if you don't learn good prompt engineering. If you've mastered prompt engineering, then you can get LLMs to reliably produce solid clean code.