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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: 0.665s | 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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hooverd ◴[17 Jun 25 01:39 UTC] No.44294973[source]▶
Is anybody doing cool hybrid interfaces? I don't actually want to do everything in conversational English, believe it or not.
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jumploops ◴[17 Jun 25 01:44 UTC] No.44295011[source]▶
My workflow is to have spec files (markdown) for any changes I’m making, and then use those to keep Claude on track/pull out of the trees.

Not super necessary for small changes, but basically a must have for any larger refactors or feature additions.

I usually use o3 for generating the specs; also helpful for avoiding context pollution with just Claude Code.

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1. adastra22 ◴[17 Jun 25 05:30 UTC] No.44295999[source]▶
I do similar and find that this is the best compromise that I have tried. But I still find myself nodding along with OP. I am more and more finding that this is not actually faster, even though it certainly seems so.