A bad advice by juniors who think they are seniors

Published: March 5, 2025

A bad advice by juniors who think they are seniors: don't use IDE or GenAI

It's interesting to see some still give the same kinda advice! ⚠️

I remember, back then, some were thinking that if you could write code in Vi/Vim, you could be considered a "hacker"! 😂 Or if you were a Windows guy, you were encouraged to memorize syntax and everything and write code in simple text editors like Nodepad++! 😃

Those who were in the market for a few years were advising the new ones not to use IDEs "because they make you lazy". 🤦 We were told that "real programmers" don't use IDEs! 😂 It was pretty common to see companies asking their candidates to write code on a piece of paper or a whiteboard! 🤦 You were asked about syntax! Things like "typing speed" were the most important thing to brag about! Like we were expected to be typists! 😃

Twenty years passed, and still, people give similar kinda advice!

Remember ...

Memorizing things might make you an average mid-level manager or a call center staff but not a programmer who needs to be creative.

✅ Use the tools efficiently.

✅ Learn from all sources, even your AI, as your CodeReview assistant/advisor!

✅ Use your brain to think and be creative instead of memorizing things.

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