🧠 A major edge human coders have over AI is short-term memory in the form of intuition

A major edge human coders have over AI is short-term memory in the form of intuition.

Over time, a human develops a "cache" for a codebase. Subtle quirks, naming patterns, and architectural nuances move from conscious effort into near-instinct. The cost of recall drops, while the impact of each line of work rises.

An AI, on the other hand, re-derives context every time. Even if it's seen OrderProducer123 a dozen times, it still has to scan or search for it as if it's new. There's no seasoned familiarity, just perpetual re-onboarding.