Prolonged access to LLMs is making me stupid. I can't code as fluently as I used to. (and I'm not the only one)
++ I experienced the drunkening power from the speed at which development is possible with Claude Code (I built an Emacs clone in a day; it was amazing). + But when the tokens ran out, I felt the overwhelming discomfort of not having Claude's help when starting a new project. That feeling was a wakeup call. +
++ At heart, I am a programmer. Not a manager, and not the CEO of a multi-million dollar corperation. I don't require ultimate productivity and perfection. + To me, what matters most is familiarity with the tools and techniques (languages, libraries, frameworks), and bossing around agents all day does not give me those skils. +
+ +What this isn't
+I don't hate LLMs. In fact, I still see them a very impressive tool! I love to see people building awesome things, and I think AI empowers more builders than any other piece of technology. I'm not "falling for the anti-AI hype"
+People who believe that AI is the right tool for their workflow should keep using it. And who knows? Maybe I'll continue vibecoding in the future. I just don't think AI is the right tool for me, for now.
+ +Taking a Break
+So I'm taking a break. I'm uninstalling OpenCode and Pihole-ing ChatGPT. My programming language project this summer will be 0% vibecoded.
+Is it a good idea? I don't even know. How long will it last? I'm not really sure.
+All I know is that I never want to feel out of place without the help of an LLM ever again. And hopefully this is one way of achieving that.
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