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Is AI 'Context Switching' Making Coding More Exhausting? Developer Insights and Solutions

June 26, 2025

Developers discuss the mental fatigue from switching between manual coding and AI tools, sharing causes like flow disruption and dopamine crashes, plus strategies to cope.

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The Joy and Craft of Coding: Developers Debate Programming Without LLMs

June 18, 2025

A Hacker News discussion explores why many programmers still prefer 'old-fashioned' coding without LLMs, citing joy, understanding, and learning concerns. Is AI-free coding obsolete or essential?

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Cursor vs. Windsurf: Developers Debate the Best AI Coding Assistants and Alternatives

May 22, 2025

Hacker News users compare AI-powered code editors Cursor and Windsurf, discussing autocomplete, agentic features, context handling, and popular alternatives like Zed, Aider, and VSCode Copilot.

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