AI coding assistants are creating mass dependency and we're pretending it's productivity

Using Copilot feels a lot like driving a Tesla. It might be quietly eroding your ability to code without it. A couple of months ago, I realized something that made me feel uneasy. I was on a plane, disconnected from the internet, and I had to write a utility function. I mean, from scratch. It wasn’t anything special. Just a debounce. I sat in my seat, and I looked at my text editor as if I had completely forgotten how to write. I was so scared. The Autocomplete Crutch Is Real With...