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by osigurdson 36 days ago
I find that deeply understanding code is nearly the same level of effort as writing it. That's what I don't really get about AI productivity claims as there is is really only one way to get the coveted 10-100X boost: stop looking at the code.

Of course that is perfect for MVPs, speed runs, getting the general shape of something before you commit to an implementation but for many classes of production code that is too high of a risk to take.

I'd like to hear other's experiences however. Has anyone found a way to get >10X productivity gains with AI in production code with AI?