Curious, when you do these exercises, is for entertainment or learning? If the latter, do you find it still worthwhile to read the blog post of this thread, since you didn’t implement anything yourself?
Both! But more for entertainment right now, since I already know how to build most of what I ask for and it’s more about the final product and being able to rapidly iterate and realize ideas. I’m finding a lot of what I enjoyed about programming is the thing I make (although the journey is also pleasant), so I feel significantly more capable with AI as another tool in my toolbox. As Simon Willison said, it lets me knock out all the little tech projects I fantasize about but just don’t have the time or energy to build myself. It’s a huge force multiplier.
It’s a journey versus destination question.