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YesClaude · 12 Jan 2026

that figure is closer to about 20-40% to me, though a lot of those changes I want are possible by just further prompting OR turning to a different model

KronisLV on Hacker News

70%

In the thread “Don't fall into the anti-AI hype”, replying to this comment

Helped: Further prompting, different models, automated checks, and specifying code style.

> I end up rewriting about 70% of the thing. Doesn't match my experience, that figure is closer to about 20-40% to me, though a lot of those changes I want are possible by just further prompting OR turning to a different model, or adding some automated checks that promptly fail and the AI can do a few more loops of fixes. > Other people are just less picky than I am, or they have a less thorough review culture that lets subpar code slide more often. …