In an unexpected twist that's sending shockwaves through Silicon Valley, a growing movement of senior developers is pushing back against the AI-everything trend. This counter-cultural shift, dubbed "Pure Code," is gaining traction among tech veterans who claim that over-reliance on AI tools is creating a dangerous skills gap in the industry. Here's the inside story that big tech doesn't want you to read.
Remember when AI coding assistants promised to be the holy grail of development? Fast forward to 2025, and the reality is more complicated. Tech lead Maria Rodriguez from a prominent fintech startup shares her experience: "We were generating code 10x faster, but spending 20x more time debugging AI-induced edge cases. Something had to give."