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MixedClaude · 10 Sep 2025

I end up rewriting big chunks of it, or finding all sorts of baffling quirks during review

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In the thread “All vibe coding tools are selling a get rich quick scheme”, replying to this comment

Helped: Scaffolding new projects, language conversion, and one-off bash scripts.

Got in the way: Producing code that does not require significant rewriting or debugging.

… He pretends like he wrote it himself even, but he obviously didn't. I end up rewriting big chunks of it, or finding all sorts of baffling quirks during review. Idk, I'm just not at all willing to settle for "good enough," which means Claude doesn't really save me any time. …