neha sharma

Make AI your Friend

4 min read

"AI is replacing developers."

"AI is eating all the coding jobs."

If you’ve been hearing things like this lately, I can imagine you might be feeling that this is a wrong time to be in the tech irrespective of you are fresher or experienced engineer.

Yes—AI has disrupted the tech industry and the job market. But honestly, this isn’t new. The tech industry has always worked like this: a new technology comes along, shakes things up, and changes how jobs, products, and services work.

I’m not here to bore you with stats and history. Let’s talk about now and how to make these odds in your favour.

AI is Your Friend

Think of AI tools as your developer buddy, your coding companion. Use them to:

  1. Write and review documentation you’ve been avoiding, so you can explain things better in interviews and meetings. Use prompt like - explain me like I am 5, or summariz sharding concept in 5 points a senior engineer should know, etc.

  2. Get code reviews instantly. Before you publish your code always get a review done from AI tools. Ask to review for security, quality, performance, and best practices.

  3. Brainstorm approaches and get feedback before you commit. You got a problem, now you want to brainstorm with someone approaches for pros and cons then AI is here for you.

  4. Summarize docs, emails, and chat threads so you save time. Be the productive ninja.

  5. Learn new concepts with quick, interactive explanations. Heared a new phrase, new technology? ask AI to explain you.

AI can be your mentor—a friendly guide—before you hit “publish” or send that PR for review.

How does this help you keep your job?

  1. It strengthens your current skills.

  2. It makes your pull requests cleaner and your reasoning sharper.

  3. It gives you confidence in your approaches.

  4. By letting AI handle mundane tasks, you boost productivity.

Plus, you can add “built apps using AI” to your resume—a nice feather in your cap.

Companies are now openly encouraging AI use in daily work. In fact, “How do you use AI in your workflow?” is becoming a common interview question. Having real examples to show will put you ahead.

Vibe Coding

“Vibe coding” is the new way to code alongside AI agents—and it’s awesome. Whether you’re early in your career or a seasoned dev, take advantage of it.

Tools like Cursor, Claude, Lovable, Replit, v0, and more make it possible to:

  1. Build apps faster

  2. Experiment freely

  3. Get instant feedback

My advice: Do as much vibe coding as you can.

Yes, it has limitation!! it will not produce quality code but you will get a boilerplate code and with your experience clean and improve it.

There’s a unique joy (and weirdly satisfying feeling) in reviewing AI-generated code, improving it, and making it your own.

If you’re a beginner, try this:

  1. Give AI a prompt to create an app.

  2. Ask it to review its own code.

  3. Request reasons for each suggestion.

You’ll learn:

  1. How code reviews work

  2. Why changes are made

  3. How to write cleaner code

  4. Multiple approaches to a problem

  5. How to turn your idea into a working app

Takeaway

Make AI your coding friend. Before you ask a human for feedback, ask AI first—get that initial review, refine your approach, and then go to your peers.

AI is your instant code advisor, just a few keystrokes away.

The industry is going through yet another reset (like it always does). Ride the wave instead of fighting it. The developers who get the most out of AI in their daily work will always have the edge.

Happy AI-ing! 🚀

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