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Hi, I'm Kong

Hi, I'm Kong. You can find me on X (@seokong88) and Medium (@seoKong). I've been coding for years, and honestly, the AI revolution caught me off guard. At first, I was skeptical – another tech buzzword, right? But then I started using Claude, Cursor, and other AI tools in my daily work, and something clicked.

The thing is, everyone talks about how AI makes coding "easier," but I noticed something different happening. Yes, the technical barriers are lower now. My junior developer friends are shipping features that would have taken me weeks to figure out when I started. But here's what I realized: when everyone can code, what actually matters?

Why "Taste" Matters Now More Than Ever

I've seen so many AI-generated apps that work perfectly but feel... soulless. They solve problems, sure, but they don't solve the right problems or solve them in ways that actually delight users. That's when it hit me – in a world where anyone can build anything, taste becomes your competitive advantage.

Taste isn't just about making things pretty (though that helps). It's about:

  • Knowing which features to build and which to skip
  • Understanding when simple is better than feature-rich
  • Creating interactions that feel natural, not just functional
  • Writing code that your future self will thank you for
  • Building things that solve real problems, not imaginary ones

What I'm Building Here

CodeTaste is my attempt to share what I'm learning about AI-assisted development. I'm not trying to teach you how to prompt ChatGPT (there are plenty of those tutorials). Instead, I want to explore:

  • How to use AI tools without losing your creative voice
  • Which AI coding tools actually save time vs. which ones just look cool
  • Patterns I've discovered for building things that people actually want to use
  • The art of knowing when to use AI and when to trust your own judgment

This isn't a corporate blog or a startup pitch. It's just me, sharing honest thoughts about what it means to be a developer in 2025. Sometimes I'll be wrong, sometimes I'll change my mind, and that's okay. The goal isn't to be the authority on AI coding – it's to figure this stuff out together.

If you're someone who cares about building things that matter, not just things that work, I think we'll get along just fine.