It's OK to Use Agentic to Revive the Projects You Never Were Going to Finish

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Using AI coding assistance tools to revive unfinished personal projects can be valuable, especially for projects that were unlikely to be completed otherwise.
The author tested Claude Code to implement a shim between YouTube Music and the OpenSubsonic API, leveraging a predefined setup and iterative workflow to achieve a functional MVP quickly.
Despite concerns about deskilling, AI assistance is seen as beneficial for 'wish fulfillment' projects, though it remains important to continue challenging 'stretch projects' for learning and growth.

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