--- title: "Programming Is Becoming Prompting" url: https://daily.dev/posts/programming-is-becoming-prompting-7udofnjup source_url: https://dev.to/holasoymalva/programming-is-becoming-prompting-2odn type: article source: "DEV" published: 2025-08-04T15:23:18.921Z updated: 2025-08-04T15:23:41.462Z tags: ["ai", "python", "productivity", "prompt-engineering"] reading_time: 5 upvotes: 516 comments: 45 language: 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. # Programming Is Becoming Prompting **[DEV](https://daily.dev/sources/devto)** · 5 min read · 516 upvotes · 45 comments ## Summary The programming landscape is shifting as AI tools transform coding from writing functions to crafting prompts. While AI assistance can scaffold codebases, generate tests, and speed up routine tasks, it risks diminishing creativity and problem-solving skills. Developers need to balance leveraging AI for efficiency while maintaining deep coding knowledge for debugging, scaling, and handling complex edge cases. The key is knowing when to use AI and when to code manually, as understanding fundamentals remains crucial when AI-generated solutions break or need customization. ## 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. **@hydroxyhu** · 38 upvotes > I don't think creativity is necessarily lost in this process. Personally, I really enjoy being able to quickly solve tasks even in projects created with a technology stack that is unfamiliar to me. > It's also great fun to "vibe code" something from scratch. I still have to think about edge cases and other situations. AI won't cover everything. I still have to do the planning. The AI code assistant is more like an enthusiastic junior employee who needs a little guidance. Personally, it has brought back the fun factor to development for me. **@orcdev** · 19 upvotes > Love the gif. **@mzen** · 17 upvotes > if your foundation is solid then building with ai makes things faster not only that it works to automate tasks faster still fundamentals are crucial as they build a problem solving mindset which when ai can not provide an optimal solution human experience and foresight comes into play i agree with this take from the poster **@confidentcoding** · 7 upvotes > Great post. Learning to code _effectively_ an LLM is becoming its own discipline and skill that needs to be honed. > > Here are some of the things I do to try and strike a balance between leveraging these tools for the productivity and knowledge gain, while not relying on them too much where I would develop skill atrophy or lose track of my code base: > > * My autocomplete/suggestions are disabled by default and I toggle them with a hotkey. Part of this is because I just really hate being suggested to when I am not ready for it, and I simply like the clarity of thought of thinking where I am going... **@vagsig** · 7 upvotes > I'm not denying the risks, but, it's bittersweet, and ultimately it's just evolution. > > The same thing happened with the internet, then with Google. Each step made access to knowledge easier, and yes, it changed how we work and think. > > AI is just another tool. Powerful? Yes. But still a tool. > > It won’t take your job unless you let it. It’s up to us to use it wisely, not blindly. ## 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 · 0 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), [#python](https://daily.dev/tags/python), [#productivity](https://daily.dev/tags/productivity), [#prompt-engineering](https://daily.dev/tags/prompt-engineering) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/programming-is-becoming-prompting-7udofnjup)