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Thoughts on AI Pair Programming
FEB 2025
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future-of-work
TL;DR
AI pair programming excels at rapid prototyping, documentation lookup, and pattern recognition
Over-reliance on suggestions is a real risk, especially when tired
Knowing what needs careful verification vs. what doesn't is a key skill to develop
Context limitations have improved dramatically — file limits are mostly gone now