The mistakes I made (so you don't have to)

I’ve been using AI tools for about a year now. Not as a developer. Not as someone with a CS degree. Just as a regular person who wanted to get things done faster. And in that year, I made a LOT of mistakes. Expensive ones. Time-wasting ones. Ones that made me want to quit and go back to doing everything manually. But here’s the thing — every mistake taught me something. And if I can save you from making the same ones, that’s a win. ...

May 16, 2026 · 5 min · 1012 words · NCR

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