Mixed
What actually worked for us was using AI for scaffolding new features or writing tests, not for debugging existing code
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fix it in 2 minutes vs 20 minutes prompting Claude
In the thread “Ask HN: How do you offload all coding to AI?”
Helped: Scaffolding new features or writing tests.
Got in the way: Debugging existing code due to hallucinations.
… The prompt-wait-evaluate cycle you mentioned is real and kills productivity on brownfield projects. What actually worked for us was using AI for scaffolding new features or writing tests, not for debugging existing code. On debugging I still do it myself because I know our system and can fix it in 2 minutes vs 20 minutes prompting Claude. …