> There's a divide between people who enjoy the physical experience of the work and people who enjoy the mental experience of the work.
Does this divide between "physical" and "mental" exist? Programming languages are formal languages that allow you to precisely and unambiguously express your ideas. I would say that "fiddling" with the code (as you say) is a kind of mental activity.
If there is actually someone out there that only dislikes AI coding assistants because they enjoy the physical act of typing and now have to do less of it (I have not seen this blog post yet), then I might understand your point.
Does this divide between "physical" and "mental" exist? Programming languages are formal languages that allow you to precisely and unambiguously express your ideas. I would say that "fiddling" with the code (as you say) is a kind of mental activity.
If there is actually someone out there that only dislikes AI coding assistants because they enjoy the physical act of typing and now have to do less of it (I have not seen this blog post yet), then I might understand your point.