Mixed
Now with AI coding these take me just a few minutes, done
jjav on Hacker News
2-4 hours
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Helped: Creating small one-off helper scripts quickly.
Got in the way: Larger apps became complex with special cases.
… Typically these would take me 2-4 hours and aside from a few tweaks early on, they receive no maintenance as they just do some one simple thing. Now with AI coding these take me just a few minutes, done. But I believe this is the optimal productivity sweet spot for AI coding, as no maintenance is needed. …