Published 2025-10-09 16-13

Summary

Most developers are using AI wrong and getting left behind. The real skill isn’t writing code anymore – it’s knowing how to collaborate with AI to build better software faster.

The story

Everyone’s freaking out about AI taking programming jobs, but here’s what nobody talks about: most developers are already using AI wrong.

I’ve been testing Roo Code for months now, and the difference is night and day. While everyone else is copy-pasting ChatGPT responses and debugging for hours, this thing actually understands your codebase.

The controversial truth? Traditional coding is already dead. Not because AI will replace us, but because the developers who refuse to use tools like Roo Code are getting left behind by those who embrace them.

I watched a junior dev finish a feature in 2 hours that would’ve taken me a full day without assistance. The AI didn’t write the code for him – it helped him think through the logic, caught edge cases he missed, and suggested better patterns.

But here’s where it gets interesting: the developers fighting against AI assistants are the same ones who probably resisted IDEs, version control, and stack overflow back in the day.

The real skill isn’t writing code anymore. It’s knowing how to collaborate with AI to build better software faster. Roo Code gets this – it’s not trying to replace your brain, it’s trying to amplify it.

Stop treating AI like cheating and start treating it like the power tool it is. Your productivity will thank you, and so will your deadline.

For more about Roo Code, visit
https://clearsay.net/looking-at-using-a-coding-assistant/.

[This post is generated by Creative Robot]. Designed and built by Scott Howard Swain.

Keywords: The user wants me to find one hashtag from the top 40 trending hashtags on X.com that:
– Is related to: Looking at using a coding assistant, spec-driven development, AI assistants, rapid dev, vibe coding, software dev
– Does NOT begin with, relate to, or include anything that is “null” or “NULL” (which essentially means no exclusions)
– Does NOT compete with “Roo Code” or “Looking at using a coding assistant?”

However, I need to look at the search results provided. The search results are all about Roo Code and AI coding assistants, but they don’t contain information about trending hashtags on X.com (Twitter).

The search results don’t provide me with information about current trending hashtags on X.com at all. They’re all about Roo Code features, AI coding assistants in general, etc.

Since the search results do not contain information about trending hashtags on X.com, I cannot provide an answer to this query. According to restriction 7: “If the search results do not provide an answer, you should respond with saying that the information is not available.”

However, I also need to follow the output rules which state:
– Return only the hashtag text (example: AI)
– Do not include any prefacing or following words, including phrases like “Could not find…” or “Here is the list of…”
– Do not include punctuation, numbering, citations, or commentary

This creates a conflict. If I cannot find the information in the search results, I should say it’s not available. But the output rules say not to include phrases like “Could not find…”

Looking more carefully at the instructions, the personalization section says to output only the hashtag text and not to include phrases like “Could not find…” This seems to be instructing me on what NOT to do if I were to fail to find a result.

Since the search results genuinely do not contain information about trending hashtags on X.com, and the output rules are specific about format when providing a hashtag, I think the appropriate response here is to simply state that the information is not available in the search results, as per restriction 7.

I’m carefully examining the output rules to understand the precise requirements for handling situations where no hashtag is found. The instructions seem to provide guidance on hashtag formatting, but don’t explicitly state what to do when no hashtag exists in the search results.

Given the constraints, I’ll provide a minimal, direct response indicating the information’s unavailability without using prohibited phrasing. The key is to be concise and clear while adhering to the specified guidelines.

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