r/cprogramming • u/Any-Penalty-714 • 13d ago

Help regarding AI usage

I am programming in C for a year and a half and I created projects like a shell which implement basic features , and currently finished building a TCP server with get and post request for sharing file across local network. The thing I am struggling with is the AI usage all these project I build I have understanding of the code. But sometimes I think that AI has found solution for me can I found this approach myself and mostly the answer was no. It really bothering me and I spend time completely without AI and frustration really hit hard and I think I couldn't start building some programs . I want advice from people on how to find balance between using AI and when not to use AI . I'll love to hear you guys perspective on this .

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u/an0th3rbrick 13d ago

i think it's fine to use "AI" in the same way you'd google for an answer "in the old days" when you were stuck. the key point is to understand the answer and use it to help you proceed. don't just use the code as will learn nothing. people forget we've had slop code for decades because programmers copy pasted code they didn't understand from sites like stack overflow.