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Showerthought: Back when I first coded, using others' scripts felt fine... until it didn't.
I remember when I began learning to code... everything was so new. I'd grab bits from forums and paste them into my projects without thinking twice. It felt like a shortcut, a way to get things done. But then, a friend pointed out that I wasn't really learning, just copying. Now, with AI tools that write code for you, the line is even blurrier. Is it okay to use generated code if you understand it later? I still wrestle with that sometimes...
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the_cameron3d ago
Totally get that. Once pasted a WordPress plugin snippet without reading it, and it messed up the whole site. Really drives home why you gotta know what the code does.
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parker_jones502d ago
Always read the code first, @the_cameron, even if it's just a snippet.
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