--- title: Young Coders Are Using AI for Everything, Giving "Blank... description: Experienced developer Namanyay Goel criticizes the heavy reliance of junior developers on AI tools such as Copilot and ChatGPT, arguing that this dependency... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/iec2mmr1r twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Young Coders Are Using AI for Everything, Giving "Blank Stares" When Asked How Programs Actually Work | daily.dev og:description: Experienced developer Namanyay Goel criticizes the heavy reliance of junior developers on AI tools such as Copilot and ChatGPT, arguing that this dependency... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/iec2mmr1r og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/IEc2Mmr1R.png og:image:alt: Post cover image og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Young Coders Are Using AI for Everything, Giving "Blank Stares" When Asked How Programs Actually Work **[The Dev Craft](https://daily.dev/sources/thedevcraft)** · [@vedantnene](https://daily.dev/vedantnene) · 495 upvotes · 79 comments ## Summary Experienced developer Namanyay Goel criticizes the heavy reliance of junior developers on AI tools such as Copilot and ChatGPT, arguing that this dependency hampers their ability to understand the foundational principles of coding. He believes that the ease of obtaining quick fixes through AI is leading to a lack of deep understanding and critical thinking, which may have long-term negative consequences on their programming proficiency. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@spacemanspiff** · 122 upvotes > Thanks for posting! As much as I believe this is happening, I don't think this is a new phenomenom. "Script Kiddies" were jr. devs that copied code from stackoverflow without understanding why the solution actually worked. Now it's just copy pasting from a different source **@qwertydiy** · 26 upvotes > Thank goodness I learnt to code a few years before this mania. I give all my classmates the same advice DO NOT USE LLMs WHILE LEARNING ANYTHING, EVER. **@jubalslone** · 14 upvotes > LLMs are great for learning to code, if they're approached the right way. I've found it incredibly helpful to talk through concepts and create my own self-driven lesson plans. But I never have LLMs write anything more elaborate than boilerplate. **@lynnfredricks** · 12 upvotes > I suspect this is an unwarranted, long term concern. Why? > > A proper interview in which there is no access AI is going to reveal the posers quickly. What hobbyists do in their free time (because they aren't going to keep regular employment if there's any competent manager in charge) isn't a real concern. **@lompos** · 10 upvotes > I am studying Systems Engineering and I am surrounded by many of these people who, instead of taking advantage of these tools as your personal teacher, prefer the direct solution and not learn anything in the process. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai](https://daily.dev/tags/ai), [#machine-learning](https://daily.dev/tags/machine-learning) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/iec2mmr1r) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https://daily.dev/posts/iec2mmr1r","headline":"Young Coders Are Using AI for Everything, Giving \"Blank Stares\" When Asked How Programs Actually Work","text":"Shared: Young Coders Are Using AI for Everything, Giving \"Blank Stares\" When Asked How Programs Actually Work","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/iec2mmr1r","datePublished":"2025-03-02T17:32:42.409Z","dateModified":"2025-03-02T17:33:13.087Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Vedant Nene","url":"https://daily.dev/vedantnene","image":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocK4Ek3aG2dWeYeSDywq8nxcmu9OIP1rv6qn2ufmciYLWDhF55Q=s96-c","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"EndorseAction"},"userInteractionCount":160}},"image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--1KxV4ohY--/f_auto/v1722860400/public/Placeholder%2007","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":495},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":79}],"sharedContent":{"@type":"WebPage","url":"https://api.daily.dev/r/Qgfwl5uWi"},"comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"Thanks for posting! 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