Mixed
I can research things in the codebase so fast, or update tests and glue code so quickly that my life is objectively better
lnrd on Hacker News
tens of thousands of euro per months
In the thread “Ask HN: How is AI-assisted coding going for you professionally?”
Helped: Researching codebase, updating tests, and simple bug fixes.
Got in the way: Replicating autonomous PRs claimed by senior colleagues.
… I'm objectively happy to have access to this tool, it feels like a cheat code sometimes. I can research things in the codebase so fast, or update tests and glue code so quickly that my life is objectively better. If the change is small or a simple bugfix it can truly do it autonomously quicker than me. …