AI Agents like Codex and Claude are incredibly powerful and have drastically sped up implementation. However, I noticed a strange side effect: I began to lose confidence in my own coding. I submitted a pull request after the AI completed the implementation. It looked good, but during code review, I was asked, "Why did you implement it this way?" I grew increasingly embarrassed because I couldn't immediately explain the complex code. Previously, I built confidence by understanding the design through reading and writing code, which was enjoyable, but now I've lost that.
This coding assistant helps users understand their thought process and coding progress, with the AI acting solely as a guide and not writing code on its own. To still leverage the AI agent's autonomous implementation capabilities, a separate AI thread runs in the background in a temporary working directory, providing highly accurate navigation assistance to the user.
The AI's responses are still a bit strange at times, but if this concept resonates with you, please share your feedback. As a solo creator, I find that very encouraging. Thank you.
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