A Real-World Coding Story: Devin AI as My Co-Pilot

I recently took Devin AI for a spin on a real development task, and the experience felt like something between magic and mentorship. I had a straightforward job: implement an API endpoint to generate user access tokens for a third-party service. Normally I’d crank this out in ~15 minutes of coding. This time, I decided to hand it off to my new “AI teammate” and see what happened. Here’s how it went, step by step. The Task & Initial Plan

Feb 14, 2025 - 21:38
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A Real-World Coding Story: Devin AI as My Co-Pilot

A Real-World Coding Story: Devin AI as My Co-Pilot
I recently took Devin AI for a spin on a real development task, and the experience felt like something between magic and mentorship. I had a straightforward job: implement an API endpoint to generate user access tokens for a third-party service. Normally I’d crank this out in ~15 minutes of coding. This time, I decided to hand it off to my new “AI teammate” and see what happened. Here’s how it went, step by step.

The Task & Initial Plan