Prolonged access to LLMs is making me stupid. I can't code as fluently as I used to. (and I'm not the only one)

I experienced the drunkening power from the speed at which development is possible with Claude Code (I built an Emacs clone in a day; it was amazing). But when the tokens ran out, I felt the overwhelming discomfort of not having Claude's help when starting a new project. That feeling was a wakeup call.

At heart, I am a programmer. Not a manager, and not the CEO of a multi-million dollar corperation. I don't require ultimate productivity and perfection. To me, what matters most is familiarity with the tools and techniques (languages, libraries, frameworks), and bossing around agents all day does not give me those skils.

What this isn't

I don't hate LLMs. In fact, I still see them a very impressive tool! I love to see people building awesome things, and I think AI empowers more builders than any other piece of technology. I'm not "falling for the anti-AI hype"

People who believe that AI is the right tool for their workflow should keep using it. And who knows? Maybe I'll continue vibecoding in the future. I just don't think AI is the right tool for me, for now.

Taking a Break

So I'm taking a break. I'm uninstalling OpenCode and Pihole-ing ChatGPT. My programming language project this summer will be 0% vibecoded.

Is it a good idea? I don't even know. How long will it last? I'm not really sure.

All I know is that I never want to feel out of place without the help of an LLM ever again. And hopefully this is one way of achieving that.