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YesChatGPT · 15 Mar 2026

I'm more than happy with 2x issues closed

chr15m on Hacker News

2x more issues closed

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

Helped: Micromanaging LLM with specific instructions and reviewing output

Got in the way: Client generated confusing specs using ChatGPT

… I'm doing turn-by-turn where I micromanage the LLM, give specific implementation instructions, and then read and run the output before committing the code. I'm more than happy with 2x issues closed. For my client work it means my wildly optimistic programmer estimates are almost accurate now. …