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MixedClaude · 6 Feb 2026

It sometimes helps me get things going, but it hasn't been a huge increase in productivity

scherlock on Hacker News

In the thread “How to effectively write quality code with AI”, replying to this comment

Helped: Getting exact API calls and basics in place for React.

Got in the way: Frequent errors requiring manual takeover; limited overall productivity gain.

… If the AI just keeps screwing up, I'll grab the wheel and do it myself. It sometimes helps me get things going, but it hasn't been a huge increase in productivity, but I'm not paying the bill so whatever.