@bug I could if I wanted to waste a whole weekend fiddling with things I already know. Instead I get to the fun. I review and carefully evaluate the code. But its just to learn about making games and becoming accustomed to working with ai to build more than just a tech demo. Ive "just wrote the code" for 24 years. It was always a means to an end.

That's what really defines the debate here. Folks who feel if you aren't typing out every function yourself you are a poser, and other who just want the outcomes like great UI or something fun. I literally wrote a book on Javascript and I love the language but if ai lets me create a full app / game in a weekend then I can use that saved time to spend with my family or work on something artistic or do chores

@triptych "but if ai lets me create a full app / game in a weekend then I can use that saved time to spend with my family or work on something artistic or do chores"

Coding is artistic. I get that you're burned out though, so I would recommend you do something off-screen! I took up jewelry-making, it's equally logical and creative as coding. Plus it's just fun. I also did some carving or sketching but yeah. Using AI to code is like using AI to paint. Not creative. Just slop.

@bug thanks for taking the time to respond, to be honest I'm taking on a more analog lifestyle. Buying real books, getting CD instead of streaming. I killed my Netflix and Spotify accounts and go for actually paying artists for their work instead of the middlemen. I think federated systems and coops are the future. I am already using an excellent game engine called Kaplay. I recommend you try it out.

I am also fervently against using frameworks like React and Tailwind - they are just artificial shortcuts to the native apis that add bloat to any website. It is Ironic I think that I can get all the effects I want with native code via using Claude Sonnet to help me so I guess I'm just going to fail one way or the other.

I appreciate your comments and I wish you well.