What Does It Mean to Be a Developer in the Age of AI?
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As a developer who has recently managed to publish a blog post nearly every day, I should feel accomplished. Yet, a quiet sense of guilt lingers. With AI tools streamlining my work—writing blog drafts, generating 90% of my code through tools like Copilot or Cursor—the process feels almost too effortless. The deliberate rhythm of crafting each sentence or line of code by hand now seems like a distant memory. This ease prompts a deeper question: If AI does the heavy lifting, can I still call myself a developer?