I Created My First AI-Assisted Pull Request and I Feel Like a Fraud

The author describes creating their first AI-assisted pull request for Chroma (Hugo's syntax highlighter) using Claude Code, which was approved and merged but left them feeling like a fraud. Despite acknowledging the practical value of AI tooling for tasks beyond their mental capacity after work, they lament the loss of joy in coding and the growing expectation to use AI at work. They reflect on how tying their identity to craftsmanship and deep understanding conflicts with an industry increasingly focused on rapid, AI-generated output.