AILinkedIn PostOctober 26, 20251 min read162 words

Every dev's new daily ritual: Buy tokens, Hit Generate, Pray

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Mojahid Ul Haque

DevOps Engineer

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Every dev's new daily ritual: - Buy tokens. - Hit "Generate." - Pray the AI gods are in a good mood today.

Sometimes it delivers pure poetry — clean code, perfect logic, not a bug in sight. Other times… it's chaos wearing confidence like cologne.

You tweak the prompt. You hit retry. You mumble, "It's learning…" while secretly questioning your life choices.

Let's be real — this isn't coding anymore. It's gambling with prettier syntax.

And like every casino, guess who always wins? ➡️ The cursor.

How to fix it: - Stop treating AI like a slot machine. - Treat it like a clueless intern. - Give it context before commands. - Break tasks into bite-sized goals. - Review its output like a PR, not a prophecy.

Because here's the thing — AI doesn't replace developers. It exposes them.

  • The disciplined ones get amplified.
  • The lazy ones get automated.

Your logic, your tests, your data — that's the real power.

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