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First, why do you use AI? What are you using it for? How? Is it just autocomplete? Do you use it to probe the problem? Go deeper and do spikes? Are you bouncing
by muzani 8mo ago
First, why do you use AI? What are you using it for? How? Is it just autocomplete? Do you use it to probe the problem? Go deeper and do spikes? Are you bouncing ideas off it? How hard do the ideas bounce? Are you simply bolting on features? Are you debugging in a scientific method kind of way? Do you pair program with the AI?
Think in combos, not as an individual step. What's your workflow?
Compare to martial arts. You jab with the weaker arm. It sets up space. Rhythm. Forces a defense. Then you follow with a more committed hit with the stronger arm. Or if you were doing Muay Thai, a jab sets up the angle for a full kick or knee.
It's your spirit. You decide if you prefer a solid jab-tip-roundhouse kick or multiple safe jabs. Don't think in terms of what prompts I can copy. Find what your workflow is and fit it.
Like martial arts, the foundations usually make the difference more than the technicalities. Footwork. Stances. Guards. Balance. Pull the shoulder back that way when you kick, not the other way. All these things that are difficult to learn from a video, and harder still if you only meet each other 10 mins a day in stand up.
In code, it's your style guides, architecture, tech debt, documentation (specifically where), design systems.
Multi-agent is simply combos. You know what your next steps will be, so you duplicate yourself, and automate yourself for those positions. Iterate over it. It's more like painting than printing.