How Not to Be Swayed by FOMO About AI Coding Tools
When following news from the AI coding tools industry these days, you’ll notice that every time a new tool emerges, messages like “this is the future” and “you’ll fall behind if you don’t use it” are emphasized to an almost excessive degree. Background agents, parallel AI sessions, autonomous coding—new concepts appear every week, making you feel like you’re falling behind the times if you don’t adopt them. But is it really healthy to take these messages at face value? I don’t think so. ...