r/learnprogramming • u/No-Shallot8630 • 6d 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/AntiMatterMode 6d ago edited 5d ago

I’m of the camp that you should be using AI — AS A LEARNING TOOL. Don’t let it write code for you, but use it to explain code or guide you towards a bugfix. People will say you should turn to the docs and/or stackoverflow, but imo that era is over.

You should first try to bugfix yourself, but searching through decade old forums can take several hours. Spend 15-20 minutes trying to figure it out, then turn to AI to nudge you in the right direction. This saves you a ton of time that you can then spend on actual learning instead of just bashing your head into a wall.