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YesClaude · 7 Aug 2026

this reliably produces the work of 2-3 pre-AI senior engineers with a lower bug rate, equivalent performance, robust edge-case consideration, etc

salmonfamine on Hacker News

work of 2-3 pre-AI senior engineers

In the thread “Managing AI Coding Costs at Scale”

Helped: Detailed planning and manual review of diffs.

Got in the way: LLM produces over-engineered solutions and poor system design.

… get human review this reliably produces the work of 2-3 pre-AI senior engineers with a lower bug rate, equivalent performance, robust edge-case consideration, etc. Does the LLM produce over-engineered solutions? …