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Generative AI coding tools and agents do not work for me

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399 points nomdep | 1 comments | 17 Jun 25 00:33 UTC | HN request time: 0.212s | source
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jumploops ◴[17 Jun 25 01:28 UTC] No.44294925[source]▶
> It takes me at least the same amount of time to review code not written by me than it would take me to write the code myself, if not more.

As someone who uses Claude Code heavily, this is spot on.

LLMs are great, but I find the more I cede control to them, the longer it takes to actually ship the code.

I’ve found that the main benefit for me so far is the reduction of RSI symptoms, whereas the actual time savings are mostly over exaggerated (even if it feels faster in the moment).

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sagarpatil ◴[17 Jun 25 03:46 UTC] No.44295577[source]▶
I always use Claude Code to debug issues, there’s no point in trying to do this yourself when AI can fix it in minutes (easy to verify if you write tests first) o3 with new search can do things in 5 mins that will take me at least 30 mins if I’m very efficient. Say what you want but the time savings is real.
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susshshshah ◴[17 Jun 25 04:04 UTC] No.44295655[source]▶
How do you know what tests to write if you don’t understand the code?
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1. adastra22 ◴[17 Jun 25 05:28 UTC] No.44295993[source]▶
I’m not sure I understand this statement. You give your program parameters X and expect result Y, but instead get Z. There is your test, embedded in the problem statement.