AI Is Making Developers Lazy — and 10x More Powerful. Here’s Why Both Are True

There’s a quiet debate happening inside engineering teams right now. You can feel it in code reviews, hiring discussions, and senior engineers talking about juniors. It goes like this: “AI is making developers lazy.” And the counterargument: “AI is making the best developers unstoppable.” The uncomfortable truth? Both are right. And understanding why matters more than choosing a side. The Honest Problem Nobody Wants to Name When AI coding tools became mainstream, the promise was simple...