Is ChatGPT Still Worth Using for Coding in 2025? (A Developer’s Honest Take)
Hi everyone 👋 I’m Emma Harrington , an indie Android developer who’s been building and uploading apps to the Play Store since my college days. If you’ve ever stumbled across a minimalist productivity app called FocusNest or the to-do list app Clarity Tasks , yep—that’s me. I’ve been riding the indie dev rollercoaster for almost seven years now. From late-night debugging sessions that end in tears (and triumph) to the exhilarating moment when you see your app’s first download notification—it’s been a ride. But today, I want to talk about something that’s been at the center of nearly every developer’s toolkit since the AI boom: ChatGPT . Specifically, the question a lot of us are asking in 2025— Is ChatGPT still worth using for coding? After using ChatGPT through its many iterations (from GPT-3.5 all the way to GPT-5), I’ve got a lot to say—good, bad, and surprisingly emotional. So, here’s my honest take as someone who codes, designs, and markets her own apps. ...