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MixedGemini, Copilot · 31 Aug 2025

I've had a lot of success in AI driven code generation for utility scripts, but it is less useful for full fledged feature development in our main code base

topkai22 on Hacker News

In the thread “Are people's bosses making them use AI tools?”

Helped: Utility scripts, code summarization, and coding standards enforcement on PRs.

Got in the way: Full-fledged feature development in the main code base.

… It's easy to defend the utility of these tools so long as you caveat them. For example, I've had a lot of success in AI driven code generation for utility scripts, but it is less useful for full fledged feature development in our main code base. AI driven code summarization and its ability to do coding standards enforcement on PRs is a huge help. …