"AI Coding Is Alchemy: A Late-Night Reflection from Fullmetal Alchemist"

Late at night, writing code, I had a sudden realization: the experience of building with AI (LLMs) maps almost perfectly onto the foundational principle of alchemy from Fullmetal Alchemist - Comprehension, Deconstruction, Reconstruction. The current paradigm shift in AI development can be told as the evolution of these three steps. 1. Traditional Programming = Drawing Transmutation Circles by Hand Software engineering, until recently, was traditional alchemy.