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Indian Developers Fear They Aren’t Coding Enough Anymore

"Whatever coding you had to learn you learnt in college. Now is the time to build and ship."
The Future of AI in India is Not That Bleak!
While Indian companies have been forcing developers to use Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and other coding tools, some developers are realising they are not learning anything anymore, or making their skills even worse. A front-end developer at an AI startup in Bengaluru, seeking anonymity, told AIM that he uses Cursor to write most of the code and tests out POCs using Lovable. He said that though this allows the company to ship faster and try out more designs, there is very little learning curve left for him apart from mastering these tools. When he raised the concern about getting time to learn more, his manager told him, “Whatever coding you had to learn you learnt in college. Now is the time to build and ship.” He added that this is especially worse for junior developers out of un
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Mohit Pandey
Mohit writes about AI in simple, explainable, and often funny words. He's especially passionate about chatting with those building AI for Bharat, with the occasional detour into AGI.
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