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MixedJunie, Copilot · 21 Jan 2026

What gets me is the inconsistency, the times it does something better than I would do myself instantly vs the times I want it touch 2 files and it modified 35

PaulHoule on Hacker News

In the thread “Ask HN: What single AI tool/technique 10x'd your productivity last year?”

Helped: Instantly better code in some cases.

Got in the way: Unpredictable file modifications and lack of transparency.

… I've been the guy who picks up projects that were "80% done" and had to do the last 80%. What gets me is the inconsistency, the times it does something better than I would do myself instantly vs the times I want it touch 2 files and it modified 35 and I can't tell what the hell it was thinking and frankly don't care.