A teacher that doesn't get tired
Back in uni, I did some HTML, CSS, and PHP. One of the projects I worked on was building a content management system from scratch. Obviously it was very messy, and it was just me following a YouTube video. But I think that process helped me understand a lot more things around code. Even though I wasn't a programmer, I could understand technical conversations to a certain degree. I don't know the exact words, but you can understand what's going on.
That's been a good advantage for me today. As long as I can describe things well enough, and I'm inquisitive enough, I can use AI to figure a few things out. Since getting deep into this in September to now, the evolution for me and the learning for me has been great.
I know people say AI stops you from learning, but I think it depends on how you try to use it. The way I use it, I'm almost learning as things are going on: the right terminologies to use, or fixing certain things. It's connected to a vast amount of knowledge. So you have a teacher that doesn't get tired. You can keep asking it the same question in a different way, until you yourself understand.
That's what I think is the power of this. As a young developer, or even young person getting into the workplace, I think it's all about making sure you're always a very quick learner.
Said out loud in a team meeting, 30 January 2026. Trimmed for filler; not rewritten.