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Hey folks, as the AI Hype Train is slowing down and we are finally seeing that "the emperor has no clothes" or better said "the chat is better at pretending it writes code than actually writing" I wanted to check how many of you use AI coding tools on an ongoing basis. We endorse Copilot at theSeniorDev and I use it every day(it is basically autocomplete on steroids). We tried GPT last year quite a lot but it usually takes too much work to make it output decent code. I use it as a translation tool mostly -> CSS to styled-components, JSON to YAML mostly repetitive tasks, nothing too "smart". What about you?

Personally I think it is valuable, not only in learning new skills, but in refining existing ones. I've been using AI for past 5 months during my redundancy period, I've learnt quite a lot from it. However, is there a risk that a current or future employer may see AI as basically cheating - why would they pay me $x where they could get a junior to do the same job? I think it depends on the business mindset, and I know that in the UK there is not a great amount of trust from senior management. Even after Covid I am seeing more and more companies wanting hybrid models, and to get people back in the offices. I see that as a trust issue, like they basically want you to be heads down for 7.5 hours a day, and they can't control that if you are not in an office. Maybe though, these are not the forward thinking companies that we want to be working for? I just thought it was an interesting point and warrants a discussion.

Technical interviews, technical gaps, motivation, accountability... what is holding you back right now from reaching your goals as a developer? Let us know in the comments, we might be able to help :)

In the last months, we've seen the European job market (London, Berlin, Amsterdam) improve significantly. Developer openings are popping up, and things seem to have returned to normal. How is it on your side?