--- title: "we're so back" url: https://daily.dev/posts/we-re-so-back-qudwcnxkt source_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DP0az1q_8M type: video:youtube source: "ThePrimeTime" published: 2026-03-19T12:07:44.771Z updated: 2026-03-19T12:08:05.789Z tags: ["ui-design"] reading_time: 10 upvotes: 41 comments: 2 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. # we're so back **[ThePrimeTime](https://daily.dev/sources/primeagen)** · 10 min read · 41 upvotes · 2 comments ## Summary Mitchell Hashimoto (creator of Ghosty terminal) shared how OpenAI's Codex with 'extra high' reasoning solved a 6-month-old screen flicker bug in his Zig/GTK4 project that other AI models and humans couldn't crack. The AI's key move was reading GTK4 source code directly — something lower reasoning levels skipped. The author reflects on this as both an 'it's over' and 'we're so back' moment: AI excels at synthesizing large codebases to find root causes, but experienced engineers still add value through rigorous code review, manual cleanup, and opinionated corrections. The takeaway is a middle-ground workflow: use AI to get 80% of the way through hard research-heavy bugs, then apply human judgment for the rest. ## 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. **@olekslukian** · 8 upvotes > *OpenAI drops new slop version, goys: "Ahh, it's all over!!!", in couple of weeeks, everyone: "Ahh, AI is shit, there's nothing special", then Claude drops new version of their slop, all goys then: "Ahh, we're cooked! Software engineers are replaced!!!!!" and repeat this over and over **@kyratzakos** · 1 upvotes > Remember. SWE role is all about solving problems. It doesnt matter if you write code on your own, or AI is writing for you. Improvise, Adapt, Overcome. --- Tags: [#ui-design](https://daily.dev/tags/ui-design) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/we-re-so-back-qudwcnxkt)