I Forgot to Code (reggieescobar.com)

We can tell. Scrolling on that website feels heavy and lags.

> I went all in on AI coding tools and became incredibly productive. Then I lost my job and could not write a for loop.

After I read that, I couldn't even bring myself to read the article.

Muscles that are not used weaken. Back before mobile phones, it was common to memorize entire phone numbers. And before Google, we used to be able to remember web addresses.

Now it is coding.

Has this been a common experience for others, this much atrophy in skill after just 6 months?

Why would you even bother taking an interview with a company that has you write code by hand? Would you interview for a company that makes you use punched cards? How about stone and chisel?