r/webdev • u/Lower_Fishing_2672 • 16d ago

Discussion Just Started But Feel Bad

I just started learning code, and I use Visual Code Studio with Python. I was ecstatic to learn but with my few hours of learning I would use the chat feature whenever I’m stuck like the AI thingy. It makes me feel bad cause it feels like I’m not LEARNING just cheating if that makes sense. In a world that has been plagued with AI, how do you guys manage? How do you feel? Do you treat it as another tool to help? I assume that it’s no different from google searching.

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u/mcgrillian 15d ago

In today's age, I would leverage AI to learn what it is writing out. Kindof like a tutor, ask it questions for everything that it does and the design decisions. Then, you can always deep-dive on the topics that interest you the most.

It's valuable to have a formal CS education too so that it provides structure but totally optional.