Learning from LLMs ethically by practising code minimisation as a discipline
Like many people nowadays, I find LLMs an invaluable tool for learning new concepts or vibecoding in unfamiliar stacks and langauages. It’s undeniably a massive accelerator when it comes to quickly iterating and learning.
But it has its downsides. There’s a strong argument to be said that by offloading the challenge of learning something new, your core critical thinking atrophies and your ability to focus slides down the slippery slope of instant gratification.