ai-discussion.md

• How has using tools like GitHub Copilot or ChatGPT impacted your coding process? Have they changed the way you approach problem-solving?
• Have you ever faced a challenge in your projects where AI tools made a significant difference? What was the challenge, and how did AI help?
• What are your thoughts on the balance between AI assistance and personal coding skills? Do you feel more productive, or are there skills you’re concerned about losing?
• How do you see AI influencing your career as a full stack developer? Are there specific skills you think you’ll need to focus on more as AI evolves?
• Can you share an experience where an AI tool saved you time or helped you overcome a difficult coding issue? How did it change your development process?

Answers.

@phamela, @sakhile, @Koketso

1. AI tools have helped us to more efficient when it comes to problem solving. They have positively impacted our work ethic to be more productive.
2. AI tools are vital in a complex data analysis project, helping with code optimization, debugging, and pattern recognition. Tools like GitHub Copilot sped up development, while AI models improved data accuracy, enabling faster problem-solving and enhanced application performance.
3. The balance is subjective depending on the developer. Some developers use AI assistance to speed up their productivity and they actually know what they are copying when they use a code provided by Chatgpt for example. On the other side another developer might solely depend on AI tools to build a website for example without exactly understanding and studying the code provided by Chatgpt and blindly using it. I feel more productive when I am using AI tools because I use them to ask AI tool to actually explain and breakdown complex code and concepts to me. However, I am concerned about other developers losing their skills especially when they do not understand the basics and fundamentals of coding and just blindly taking code that AI gives.
   4.With its automation tools AI can be used for more routine tasks leaving developers to focus on the in depth technical issues and problem solving abilities which remain indispensable.
4. Yes, GitHub Copilot helped me optimize a complex sorting algorithm I was struggling with, saving time and improving performance. It’s now a go-to tool for tackling tough coding issues, speeding up development, and enhancing code quality.