AI coding: Friend or foe? The future of coding?

for me it is super buddy. very helpful and increased my productivity by 3x and ofcourse saving alot of time

Buddy for me, for sure. I've seen my speed of development has increased rapidly. Imagine having an assistant who just follows what you want and gives you the exact code. -- technically, you're not investing a lot of time in coding that part, which AI is providing you.

For some languages, it is better than others. My technical co-founder uses it as a junior coder, but sometimes it's very poor. He says it has helped him as a sounding board more than anything, it's a bit quicker than searching the web. I used it to make a basic WordPress plugin, its not released but it works for me.

Definitely a friend, increased my productivity by 4x

It can help. But don't expect it to write a fully functional program. The situations it can help are writing documentation, test cases, generating mock data or powerful search functionality.

AI coding is definitely a friend, acting as a powerful assistant that can boost productivity and handle mundane tasks, allowing developers to focus on creative and complex problem-solving. It's shaping up to be an integral part of the future of coding, potentially democratizing development by making it more accessible to people with different skill levels.