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Should I ask it to update an existing project largely written in 3.7 or ask it to start from scratch?

I keep running into an issue where an LLM will get like 75% of a solution working and then the last 25% is somehow impossible to get right.

I don’t expect perfection, but I’ve wasted so much time vibe coding this thing I guess I’d do better to actually program

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Update the old code, but make sure you’re using short (<350 line) files, and improve the type safety and code structure if possible.

You have to guide these models. Vibe coding does not work.

I don't expect to be able to git clone the Linux kernel, write "claude make it good" and fix everything.

I do expect these tools to be to able to understand they code they write through. Writing new code is very easy. Maintaining code is hard.

So far I'm very disappointed compared to how hyped this tech is. Although, I'm happy to have a job and if these coding models lived up to their promise I don't think I would have one.

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