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YesWindsurf, Gemini · 18 May 2025

It writes probably around 95% of LOC and it also definitely does what I would consider some of the code design

jstummbillig on Hacker News

writes probably around 95% of LOC

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Helped: Collaborative plan writing, todo lists, and explicit instructions.

… I do this mostly in Windsurf using the new Gemini 2.5 pro (which just came out recently and is a huge jump up; before that it was mostly Sonnet 3.7). It writes probably around 95% of LOC and it also definitely does what I would consider some of the code design, although there the contribution percentage is much lower and it's definitely more of a thought partner, that can do some things better than I can. There is definitely a lot of collaborative plan writing involved, todo lists with check-off boxes and explicit instructions on the process. …