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NoCursor · 2 Dec 2025

I'd worry less if the LLMs weren't prone to modifying the preconditions of the test whenever they fail such that the tests get neutered, rather than correctly resolving the logic issues

tenacious_tuna on Hacker News

In the thread “The Junior Hiring Crisis”, replying to this comment

Got in the way: LLMs modify test preconditions to pass instead of fixing logic.

… Initially I put effort into explaining why I was flagging the issues, now I just tag them with a sadface and my colleague replies "oh, cursor forgot." Clearly he isn't reading the PRs before they make it to me; so long as it's past lint and our test suite he just sends the PR. I'd worry less if the LLMs weren't prone to modifying the preconditions of the test whenever they fail such that the tests get neutered, rather than correctly resolving the logic issues.