Episode 4 – AI Made Me Feel Smart… Until Everyone Started Using It
from Karim's Dream
I’ve been using AI for years to get the chaos in my head into words other people can actually understand. It helped me feel more confident as a developer, especially with ADHD and years of feeling like I didn’t “speak the language.” But now that the industry is pushing AI everywhere, I’m realizing the same tool that helped me keep up might also be disconnecting me from the code I’m responsible for. 00:00 — How AI Became a Blessing and a Curse 02:50 — Learning Code Through Mind Maps, Not Textbook Terms 06:36 — Imposter Syndrome, ADHD, and Finding Web Development 11:43 — Why Developer Experience Became Personal 14:49 — Using AI to Translate My Thoughts 18:24 — The 2 A.M. Test for Code Quality 20:15 — Vibe Coding, Metrics, and Losing Context 24:00 — Building My Own App Without Losing the Fundamentals 29:33 — Loving AI, Hating What We’re Doing With It This podcast is powered by Pinecast.
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