I have programmed since I was 5, so 46 years now. I have no problem doing it, and still do. I however wouldn't waste my time only coding by hand when an LLM can do it far faster.
Nobody said "only by hand", you moved the goalpost. If you don't practice it you lose the skill.
Nobody said "only by hand", you moved the goalpost. If you don't practice it you lose the skill.