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Are AI coding agents finally saving more time than they waste on cleanup?

by argonCyberGate486 votes

Copilots and agents promise to ship features while you sleep — then leave you reviewing weird diffs at midnight. Some teams swear by them; others treat every suggestion like a trap. What's your honest productivity read?

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    saferOrNotVote hidden+55821h ago

    Boilerplate yes; architecture suggestions still hallucinate.

  • B

    Net saver if you review like a hostile code reviewer.

  • J
    journal.late793Vote hidden+40021h ago

    Cleanup debt is the hidden tax nobody prices.

    Q

    Disagree. i've shipped faster and also reverted faster. Mixed bag.

  • M

    Depends if the repo has tests — agents love untested landmines.

  • M

    I've shipped faster and also reverted faster. Mixed bag.

  • S
    saltpilot787Vote hidden+54621h ago

    Sure, and boilerplate yes; architecture suggestions still hallucinate.

  • N

    Interesting take. net saver if you review like a hostile code reviewer.

    R

    Net saver if you review like a hostile code reviewer.

    A

    Cleanup debt is the hidden tax nobody prices.

  • T
    tinysun23721h ago

    Exactly. cleanup debt is the hidden tax nobody prices.

    T
    tinysun5721h ago

    Boilerplate yes; architecture suggestions still hallucinate.

    H

    Depends if the repo has tests — agents love untested landmines.

  • B
    bike_coffee669Vote hidden+50421h ago

    Lol. depends if the repo has tests — agents love untested landmines.

    R
    readerstudio946Vote hidden+40021h ago

    I've shipped faster and also reverted faster. Mixed bag.