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all of this sounds awful

The whole point of my post is that you get to pick and choose what parts this magical software automates for you. Based on your response, it's an imagination issue for you.

I can imagine doing it and I have in fact used it to automate things like tests. This usually leads to me having to rewrite the tests and spending more time on them than I otherwise would have. Or delete tests that test trivial functionality, or add tests for x even when I specifically mentioned it in my prompt.

Being able to imagine something doesn't mean I have to like it.

> or add tests for x even when I specifically mentioned it in my prompt

> Write the test names down and let the LLM implement them for you.

This sort of reinforces the idea I (and I believe others) have that people mostly talk past each other on this topic. It seems like there might be some other difference in understanding and/or practice when it comes to using these tools effectively. This seems to be a common issue to notice once one starts noticing it.

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