Mixed
But the other day I asked it to help add boundary logging to another legacy codebase and it produced some horrible, duplicated and redundant code
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Helped: Documenting a legacy codebase accurately.
Got in the way: Adding boundary logging produced horrible, duplicated code.
… The developer who maintains the system reviewed the documentation, and said it was spot-on. But the other day I asked it to help add boundary logging to another legacy codebase and it produced some horrible, duplicated and redundant code. I see these huge Claude instruction files people share on social media, and I have to wonder... …