I think a lot of developers probably FEEL like they are in super mode, but in reality they're just letting Claude drive the boat and they get to wear the captain's hat.

Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe AI Natives will be faster in the end and can build / do more, or building software really is a dead field - but I noticed that I was losing my brain and had to get back into the seat.

There are definitely great use cases for agents - but I think a lot of us aren't flexing our brains anymore and, even worse, some devs believe they are. I urge every developer to put Claude down for a day/week... see how well you can do in the "old" ways. It'll still be here when you get back, but my guess is it'll be a rude awakening.