Mixed
today, I end up going back and rewriting chunks and, so far, that eats up the wins
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Helped: Speeding up coding in the first version.
Got in the way: Rewriting chunks and generating impractical complex solutions.
… There are parts of this cycle where it is helpful and time saving, but it certainly can’t replace me. It can speed up coding in the first version but, today, I end up going back and rewriting chunks and, so far, that eats up the wins. The middle bit it clearly can’t do, and even at the end when changes are more directed it tends toward weirdly complicated solutions that aren’t really practical.