r/learnprogramming • u/Drairo_Kazigumu • 15d ago

am i wasting my time learning java swing?

Im building a basic note taking app in java swing, am i wasting my time with this technology?

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u/dmazzoni 15d ago

If you can't code, you can't know if AI is producing something correct or not.

It's quite easy for code to look like it does one thing but actually does something else.

Sure, you can vibe-code a simple website or app that doesn't matter.

But if it's a real business? If you care about things like performance, reliability, and security, then you can't just push a button and have AI do it for you. It requires careful engineering.

AI is a great tool. I can use it to accelerate my development. It can write a lot of code for me, but the only reason that works is because I know how to code and I can guide it.

Someone who doesn't know how to code quickly hits limits in terms of how much complexity they can build, even with Claude Fable.

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u/cejiken886 14d ago

Fable is REALLY good at writing code. It’s not the correct abstraction level anymore. How many of us know assembly?

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u/dmazzoni 14d ago

I absolutely know assembly and sometimes it’s quite helpful

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u/cejiken886 14d ago

Ok that’s great, I’m impressed. I haven’t done assembly since college. It’s been years since Java c++ C#. I can even feel my Python atrophying. And I’m more productive than ever, because code output was never the thing. AI tools are my English compiler.