> is it about doing, or is it about getting things done? For me it is getting things done while also understanding the whole building, from its foundation up.

> is it about doing, or is it about getting things done? For me it is getting things done while also understanding the whole building, from its foundation up. Only with such a comprehensive mental model can I predict how my code will behave in unanticipated situations. I've only ever achieved this metal model by doing. Succinctly, "it is about doing" to guarantee I'm "getting things really done". > my time goes into thinking and precisely defining what I want I'm reminded of the famous quote "Programs must be written for people to read, and only incidentally for machines to execute." [1] A programming language is exactly the medium that lets me precisely define my thoughts! I think the only way to achieve equivalent precision using human language is to write them in legalese, just as a lawyer does when poring over the words and punctuation in a legal contract (and that depends upon so much case law to make the words really precise). > For me, AI allows me to realize my ideas, and get things done. More power to you! Bringing our ideas to life is what we're all after. [1] https://web.archive.org/web/20180427140749/https://mitpress.mit.edu/sites/default/files/sicp/full-text/book/book-Z-H-7.html#%_chap_Temp_4 https://web.archive.org/web/20180427140749/https://mitpress....