Yes
But for the most part it worked well and unlocked editing large files (and quickly)
afro88 on Hacker News
In the thread “What we learned copying all the best code assistants”
Helped: Aider's method, prompts, and hidden conversation starters.
Got in the way: Needed fallback to raw output and retry mechanism.
… I did have to have a fallback to raw output, and a way to ask it to try again. But for the most part it worked well and unlocked editing large files (and quickly).