Growing as an engineer in a world of AI
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AI removes the friction where learning used to happen. Choose the friction. At least sometimes.
Growing as an engineer in a world of AI Published Jun 13, 2026 • 24 min read Table of Contents Context My first years What about now? Learning of bygone eras AI comes into the picture Ok, and so what? Ok, I’m a graduate, how do I actually grow in this environment? Use AI as a learning accelerator, not as a cheat Keep your hands on the keyboard Read the books that built the discipline Learn Unix properly Write documentation as a learning tool Call out explicitly what you wrote vs what AI wrote Have conversations that matter Lean into what AI can’t do This isn’t just on gr
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