Mixed
I found that when I just specify, sometimes the AI will optimize to the point that it breaks other existing functional requirements in the same codebase
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In the thread “Show HN: Remoroo. trying to fix memory in long-running coding agents”
Helped: Specifying invariants to prevent breaking existing functionality.
Got in the way: AI optimized to the point of breaking other functional requirements.
… So I often ask it to do this kind of task. I found that when I just specify, sometimes the AI will optimize to the point that it breaks other existing functional requirements in the same codebase. So I have to steer it with invariants. …