Detecting my Enemy
As a 25 year experienced software enginneer, I was so skeptical about AI taking over my job.
So I considered AI as an anemy. Then I thought; its better to understand your enemy closely rather than just labeling it as an enemy and just blame on it.
So I started to explore my enemies capabilities and weakneses start Feb-2026.
Understandign my Enemy
I had played with Antigravity from Dec-2025 onwards but I used it only for reviewing my code chnages, analysisng long log files etc. I never wanted it to touch my code or make any chnages.
My Manager encouraged me to examine its capabilities by giving it permission to chnage my code. I thought; I wont try it on my production code but I will try building a new app using it.
So I started building an IoT Vibration Anlaysis app using ESP32 , ADXL345 3axis Vibrtion sensor and MQTT Broker, a Node JS backed and a react JS front end. I was amazed by the results Antigravity produced. I made the ESP32 firmware, Built back end, An awesome front end with super vizualizations. And Node JS back end almost perfectly.
it was not like a magic wand; I had to guide it at every steps. So Antigravity started to feel more like a good coding partner than an enemy. The end resulet, an IoT application which reliably detects all operating modes of my Pedestal fan reliably within 2 seconds just by listening to the vibration pattern it produces.
AI is not an Enemy; Its a companion I never want to leave.
Anti gravity sames a me long hours of googling and going through stack overflow. It managed Git commits, code-review, actual coding and even automated testng.
AI is not perfect & without me It cant do much.
After spending so many long and productive hours and days I figured
- AI can help you more productive; but it cannot replace you.
- AI is the super power you always wanted from your early days.
- You are no longer limited by any programming language or SDK
- If you dont guide AI; it will just loop in mistakes.