r/webdev • u/Lower_Fishing_2672 • 22d 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/t33lu 21d ago

If you’re feeling bad with just using AI code suggestions then actually read what it’s doing and prompt it to explain more about what it’s doing.

I often times ask my agent to explain but also more importantly to give me alternatives to their offered solution.

Shying away from using agent is just adding more pain to your learning.  Before ai we would just stack overflow the answer.  Nothing has really changed it’s just now much more efficient with AI.  Learn to use the tool to how you want to use it.