{"slug": "ask-hn-are-there-any-developers-prefer-writing-code-manually", "title": "Ask HN: Are there any developers prefer writing code manually?", "summary": "A developer on Hacker News asks if others prefer writing code manually, expressing concern that AI-assisted coding reduces the joy of programming and understanding of the codebase.", "body_md": "| ||||||||||||\n1 point by |\nThere has been help with our productivity, but I felt like it's taking the joy of coding away. Like I review AI-composed code, but it doesn't necessarily mean I know what every piece of code is doing there. Do you guys have the same issue? | |||||||||||\n|", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-are-there-any-developers-prefer-writing-code-manually", "canonical_source": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48705434", "published_at": "2026-06-28 08:20:24+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-28 08:34:37.670865+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["developer-tools", "artificial-intelligence", "generative-ai"], "entities": ["Hacker News"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-are-there-any-developers-prefer-writing-code-manually", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-are-there-any-developers-prefer-writing-code-manually.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-are-there-any-developers-prefer-writing-code-manually.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-are-there-any-developers-prefer-writing-code-manually.jsonld"}}