I agree, just because these AI tools give you coding superpowers doesn’t mean you’re a super coder. There’s a difference between accelerating something you kno

I agree, just because these AI tools give you coding superpowers doesn’t mean you’re a super coder. There’s a difference between accelerating something you know how to do long hand, and automating something you couldn’t fix or replace yourself. So it’s helpful to know if you are in a familiar mode or exploratory mode. I wrote more about these two modes and the element of surprise here https://icing.space/2025/infinite-bicycles-for-the-mind https://icing.space/2025/infinite-bicycles-for-the-mind