Forced to vibe code at work, programmers say their skills are deteriorating

Programmers say mandatory AI-assisted coding is making debugging harder and piling up technical debt.

Some developers report that pressure to use generative AI is weakening hands-on coding skills over time.

Others are retreating to manual coding or limiting AI to narrow tasks where it actually helps.

The debate suggests AI may raise short-term output while hurting code quality and future engineer training.