I was very hesitant to get on board with AI tools for software development for a long time, but my company just got us all Claude Code a couple of months ago and are encouraging us to use it. I know there is a pretty big stigma around AI in general, and I think the vast majority of AI integrations are a waste of resources at best. That being said, I’ve been using it in my workflow for a while now and have found it to be surprisingly useful. In my opinion, in its current state, it is still just a tool, and it has a number of shortcomings (even using the most current and "powerful/capable” models). I’ve found myself mostly using it for testing, documentation, and boiler plate stuff, and it genuinely has made me a lot more productive.

I still write a lot of code myself, because I believe I’m still far smarter and more capable than it is when it comes to designing and implementing new software. If it disappeared tomorrow, I’d be just fine. I would miss the convenience it provides, but it currently it’s not anywhere near the point of being able to replace me.