My team's new AI just wrote 80% of our code for a client project last month

We were building a custom dashboard for a logistics company in Chicago and got stuck on the data pipeline. Our lead dev suggested trying a new AI coding tool, so we fed it the specs. In about two days, it generated most of the backend code, which saved us a full week of work. The scary part is how well it understood our specific database structure. I'm still checking everything it wrote, but the speed is unreal. Has anyone else had a project timeline cut this much by an AI assistant?

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dylanward1mo ago

So when you say it understood your database structure, do you mean you just gave it the table names and it figured out the joins, or did you have to feed it the actual schema files? That's the part that always trips up the tools I've tried. They get the basic idea but mess up the relationships unless you spell out every single field.

finleyk871mo ago

Wow, that's wild. Just make sure you run a full security audit on that generated code, trust me.

taylor.phoenix2d ago

Man, that's impressive but also kind of scary how far these tools have come. It reminds me of how GPS totally changed driving - you used to need to actually know the roads and plan your route, but now everyone just follows the little voice without thinking. Same deal with autocorrect on phones, people stopped learning how to spell properly. I bet in a few years new coders won't really understand databases because they'll just let the AI handle it all. We're basically trading deep knowledge for speed and that's gonna bite us somewhere down the line.