David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH)
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That by not typing it, I wasn't learning it.
I was using it.
I was getting the expression I wanted, but I wasn't learning it.
And I got a little scared.
I got a little scared.
Is this the end of learning?
Am I no longer learning if I'm not typing?
And the way I...
For me, recast that was, I don't want to give up on DAI.
It is such a better experience as a programmer to look up APIs, to get a second opinion on something, to do a draft.
But I have to do the typing myself because you learn with your fingers.
If you're learning how to play the guitar, you can watch as many YouTube videos as you want.
You're not going to learn the guitar.
You have to put your fingers on the strings to actually learn the motions.
And I think there is a parallel here to programming where programming has to be learned in part by the actual typing.
I agree, I wouldn't dismiss it.
Yes.
It's a little too slow is actually my main problem.
It's a little too dumb in some ways, but it's a little too slow in other ways.
When I use Claude's code, the terminal version of Claude, which is actually my preferred way of using it, I get too impatient.