You cannot learn to code by having a model write it: the mental models only come from writing programs by hand.

mental models Thinking tools borrowed across disciplines: inversion, second-order effects, circles of competence, probabilities, incentives.

vibe coding Building software by describing what you want and accepting what comes back, without reading much of it.

AI and human skill Practised abilities decaying because a machine now does them: writing, thinking, reading anything long.