AI coding tools are everywhere—but using them well takes more than clever prompts. Thoughtful, responsible use of AI is key to real growth as an engineer. Let’s explore how these tools might even help us write more observable, better-instrumented code.

Ruthie Irvin (they/them) is a software engineer at Honeycomb.io, where they focus on accessibility, design system adoption, and component development. After pivoting from teaching back to tech because