AI Can't Replace Debugging Ability, Even with 10x Productivity

I built my personal project using a coding agent, and almost everything was AI-generated. The project was working well—fast, clean, and completed quickly. I thought, “Damn, my productivity is 10x now.” Then, a small issue arose. Nothing big, just a tiny bug. So, I did what I was used to: I asked AI to fix it. I tried different prompts and approaches, but after 2+ hours, I still had no solution. Then I stopped, opened the code, read it line by line, and traced the flow. I found the issue—a small mistake that I fixed in just 2 minutes. That’s when it hit me: AI didn’t fail; my understanding did. I was building fast but not thinking enough. The lesson learned is that AI can speed up your work, but it can’t replace your debugging ability. Now, I use AI differently: - For direction - For ideas - For acceleration But not as a replacement for thinking. Because at the end of the day, if you can’t debug it, you don’t really own it. Have you faced something similar while using AI #AI #SoftwareEngineering #Developers #Coding #Debugging #LearningInPublic #Tech #Programming

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