Mixed
that said, it’s made writing harnesses and supporting tools WAY easier and faster, and my workflow is better for it
jmux on Hacker News
In the thread “What AI coding costs you”
Helped: Writing harnesses, supporting tools, and searching git history.
Got in the way: Debugging hard bugs where causes are outside the code.
… finding the REALLY hard bugs requires in depth systems understanding and the ability to connect things you’ve seen around the codebase together - and the fix usually isn’t adding code, which means the patchwork fixes Claude likes to do only makes things worse. that said, it’s made writing harnesses and supporting tools WAY easier and faster, and my workflow is better for it. Searching the git history for the why of things is also made way easier; helping me to reason more effectively