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MixedClaude · 15 Mar 2026

small rust changes were OK, but with a big one claude fumbled + I couldn't really verify that it worked

tryauuum on Hacker News

In the thread “Ask HN: How is AI-assisted coding going for you professionally?”

Helped: Small Rust changes, finding bugs, and overcoming blank page tension.

Got in the way: Large Rust changes fumbled and could not be verified for merging.

I had a couple of nice moments, like claude helping me with rust (which I don't understand) and claude finding a bug in a python library I was using Also some not so nice moments (small rust changes were OK, but with a big one claude fumbled + I couldn't really verify that it worked so I didn't merge to code to master even when it seemingly worked) I think it really helps to break the ice so to say. …