r/AI_Coders

I was developing an application when the AI apparently figured out what the project was actually meant to do (let's just say it was operating in a bit of a gray area 😅) and suddenly stopped helping me.

The worst part? It wouldn't even help me with specific configuration questions about my own project anymore. I was practically locked out of my own work!

Lesson learned, folks: learn to read your code. Don't rely entirely on AI, because when it stops cooperating, you need to be able to keep going on your own. 😂

But I actually managed to fix it. 😝

Curious how? Keep reading 👇

The solution turned out to be surprisingly simple:

1. I asked the AI to summarize what we'd built so far, the decisions we'd made, and where we were headed.

2. I copied that summary into a brand-new session.

3. I deleted the previous session to keep the new chat from carrying over that context.

And just like that, I was back to work.

One clarification: working with web scraping or automation tools can fall into areas that some AI systems consider sensitive, depending on their purpose and implementation. That doesn't automatically mean anything illegal is going on. 😇

Has anything like this happened to you? How did you manage to move forward when your AI assistant stopped cooperating?

Follow me for more stories like this. And remember: AI can write code for you, but understanding that code is still your responsibility. 😂

I've been vibe coding a project with a small team (6). Within 7 weeks I was doing almost all the work. Not because my teammates didn't want to help. Everything we'd decided (the stack, what we'd cut, which prompt fixed which bug) lived in my chats with the AI. Handing a task over meant re-explaining the whole project, so I kept doing it myself.

I'm not selling anything and haven't built anything. I'm trying to work out if this is a common problem or just how my team works. A few things I'd like to hear about:

1. How do you hand a half-finished AI coding task to a teammate?

2. What happens when two people prompt the same project?

3. Which docs or setup steps do you wish you'd done before the first prompt?

If you've found something that works, I'd like to hear it. If you tried something and it failed, I'd like to hear that even more. Happy to share what I learn back here.

There are so many AI coding tools now — Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, OpenCode, Aider, etc.

I'm curious about real developer experience rather than benchmarks.

For those who have actually used these tools for real projects:

- Which one do you use the most?

- What does it do better than the others?

- Has it genuinely made you faster?

- Where does it still struggle?

- Do you use one tool exclusively or switch between multiple tools?

Also, what kind of development do you use it for — backend, frontend, DevOps, AI/ML, mobile, or something else?

Would be interesting to hear what developers are actually using in their daily workflow.

I learned to program from a khan academy javascript course and a Logic 101 college course... I built my first tool in AHK written in Notepad ~ 2011... I struggled a bunch along the way but when LLMs came online I've built so many things... things I probably could have figured out after months I got working in hours... They do what I expect, I am able to tweak minor issues myself, they are improving my QoL not just for me but for people around me.... Should I feel bad that I'm using these resource heavy tools to help me or should I go back to lurking forums for obscure fixes and instructions?

Edit: Yeah people who learned the plow should go back to 'shitting in the woods' Wow I learned to shovel and now there's a tractor that clears a field to plant in.... let me just keep shoveling? what is this subreddit?

Would it be disrespectful to get help from AI while coding? Not too muc or always, tho. My friend does his coding super messy and I got curious about this. Im aware of what AI does.