>All that stuff would take me about 5 minutes without AI.
No, it wouldn't. Merely finding the examples and deps would take over an hour.
Yes, because search engines are populated with SEO-optimized LLM-filled articles that say nothing of value anymore. The only reason AI-assisted tools are "better" is because Web search is so much worse.
Back when, we'd just go write a blog post or SO answer so the next person wouldn't suffer as much.
Thank god THOSE days are over and everyone just lets everyone else suffer alone now