# How I Actually Use AI as a Developer (And When I Don't)

DevFeed: [How I Actually Use AI as a Developer (And When I Don't)](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-i-actually-use-ai-as-a-developer-and-when-i-don-t-32366.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://brianjenney.substack.com/p/how-i-actually-use-ai-as-a-developer>)

Author: Brian Jenney

Published: 2025-12-06T17:14:53Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Brian Jenney](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/brian-jenney.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>), [Python](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/python.md>), [Cloud Run](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud-run.md>), [cloud-tasks](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud-tasks.md>), [SQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sql.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [cloud-run](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud-run.md>), [cloud-tasks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud-tasks.md>), [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [developer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer.md>), [python](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/python.md>), [sql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sql.md>), [workflow](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/workflow.md>)

## AI overview

A developer describes a practical workflow for using AI-assisted coding under startup delivery pressure. The article covers making unfamiliar Python code understandable, evaluating architecture and debugging options across local and Cloud Run environments, and running rapid experiments involving batching, SQL queries, API calls, and logging. The author presents this as a personal workflow rather than a universal prescription.

## Source excerpt

The workflow that helped me "make the impossible possible" in my first 3 months at a startup.