An insightful HackerNews comment about code generation:

· Bits and Bobs 12/22/25
  • An insightful HackerNews comment about code generation:
    • "AI makes starting easier but finishing harder.[dr][ds]
    • You get to 80% fast[dt], then spend longer on the last 20% than you would have building from scratch - because now you're debugging code you don't fully understand."
    • "The gap isn't in generating code - it's in everything else that makes software actually work."[du]

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