Programmers struggle to build genuine coding skills when LLMs can generate solutions instantly

Developers face an existential dilemma: LLMs eliminate the need to solve problems manually, making traditional learning-by-doing ineffective. Beginners can't distinguish between understanding code and copy-pasting AI output, while experienced programmers worry their skills atrophy. Current educational approaches assume hands-on struggle is necessary for learning, but this assumption breaks when AI removes the struggle entirely.