AI Did Not Make Bad Developers Good

AI didn't make bad developers good, it made their habits faster.

People who never tried to look behind their task before AI still don't try with AI. They don't ask why the ticket exists, and when something in the logs looks wrong, they ignore it, because the job is to finish the task and the rest is for somebody else.

The API sends a wrong value to the frontend. The developer fixes it in the UI and stops there, because the backend is not their area. An agent could read the backend for them in a minute, but they don't ask, because they don't have the question.

Curious developers ask why the value is wrong. The agent helps them find the answer faster, and they come back with the reason for the bug, using the same tool the other developer had.

So before you look for a better AI tool, ask yourself what kind of engineer you want to be: one who solves the problem properly, or one who closes the ticket and puts a band-aid on a serious issue.