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Their wordsI've found these gaps are awful for my concentration. Just today I watched a 22-minute YouTube video while waiting on my agents to finish their tasks. I probably opened Twitter 10/15 times today as well. I'll get so caught up in a video or looking through my feed that I don't even realise my agents have finished what they're doing and are waiting on me for next steps.
Their wordsI've noticed I can't listen to music while working with AI. When I was writing code by hand, I had things mostly mapped out in my head, it was go time. But with AI, I'm constantly reading its output, thinking/checking, then writing my next prompt. It's a different kind of concentration. I can't listen to music at the same time.
Their wordsIt just makes me sad that the way I used to enjoy programming might be gone for good. I'm only 23. I've been programming professionally for just over six years. I got into it because it was fun. I enjoyed building things, figuring stuff out and tinkering away on projects. That hobby turned into my career and I'm fortunate enough to do something I enjoy. I never expected to be thinking the "good old days" were behind me so soon.
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