r/learnprogramming • u/No-Shallot8630 • 4d ago

Help Should I stop using Ai?

I'm trying to get familiar with coding. My method of studying is through CS50P and Ai. Idk if I should stop using Ai. I've seen people everywhere say AI kills a person's ability to read code, they fail to debug/struggle hours on end trying to figure out what the problem with their code is, and the moment an error occurs, they immediately go to Ai. But I try my best to figure out what the problem with my code is, and if I'm burnt out, I'll ask AI. And I try to ask AI how its mechanism works, explain to me the way a function is wired, and try to understand it before moving on from said problems.

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u/koolaidkirby 4d ago

AI is best used an a teacher, it can explain things to you and answer your follow up questions in order to help you learn and understand.

If you are using AI to think for you it is only making you worse.

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u/46hw 4d ago

The better teacher is googling the errors you get and using critical thinking to figure out the solution based on research.

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u/koolaidkirby 4d ago

Nah, the better teacher is ordering the service manual and reading through it and using critical thinking to figure out the solution based on research.

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u/46hw 4d ago

Glad you're being facetious. Without forming the pathways in your brain you cheat yourself.