There was a time when debugging Docker configs and figuring out weird errors was a badge of honor. Not anymore. This post reflects on how AI tools like ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot have killed the need to waste precious time solving problems Stack Overflow was never quite good at solving. AI doesn’t just save time — it saves your sanity.
How AI Actually Gets What I Mean (Most of the Time)
The shift happened gradually. One day I just typed a weird Docker error into ChatGPT instead of Google, and it replied with an actual, runnable solution — no need to click through five Reddit threads or scroll past outdated answers from 2014.
Now I’m in a flow where I describe the setup I want, and AI gives me 90% of the config. Need a Dockerfile that runs an ASP.NET Core API with hot reload, a Postgres container, and some volume mappings? Boom. Need a shell script to chown some folder inside a container from an entrypoint? Done. All without switching tabs, hunting docs, or risking an aneurysm.
AI doesn’t just regurgitate answers — it understands the goal. That’s huge.
Productivity Isn’t Just About Speed — It’s About Joy
Sure, AI speeds things up. But that’s not what really sold me. What made me stick with it is that it brought the fun back.
When I don’t have to dread the setup, I start more projects. I experiment more. I get back into “flow state” faster. The overhead of building something new — especially solo — used to be a major buzzkill. Now it’s just part of the creative process, and honestly, kind of enjoyable again.
Time Saved ≠ Laziness — It's Reinvested
Let’s kill the myth: skipping the boring stuff doesn’t make you lazy. It makes you efficient. I’m not using AI so I can sit back and do nothing — I’m using it so I can focus on the parts of the project that matter more to me. Writing better logic, cleaner APIs, nicer UX, experimenting with features I’d normally skip.
The hours I used to spend piecing together deployment scripts from blog posts? Now I spend those refining ideas, tweaking design, or just shipping faster. And yeah, sometimes I spend them chilling. That’s fine too.
Wrapping Up
I’m not saying I’ll never touch a terminal again — I still love a good htop or tmux setup. But I’m done being a hero at midnight trying to fix things AI can now do faster, better, and without the rage.
The real flex in 2025 isn’t memorizing obscure Bash flags.
It’s knowing when to ask your AI dev buddy to just handle it.
AI and chill, my friends.
Disclaimer: This post was generated through AI prompts based on the content of my real discussions with Chatgpt to add some initial content to the blog. A more sophisticated “Lorem ipsum” in the era of AI one could say.