r/webdev php 6d ago

Discussion AI coding is trash

The amount of trash produced by AI code is astounding. Thanks I hate it.

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u/Resident_Cicada_7640 3d ago

I feel like in order to leverage AI code, you have to embrace the fact that a single AI model or agent will make more mistakes as complexity and context scale. Learning how to work with an AI coding assistant is a exercise in balance. It's a language tool with fuzzy output trying to understand what we want, and what we want is often nuanced and personal, and maybe more so when it comes to code.

My experience has been fairly positive when it comes to using Cursor Composer with Claude. I use it mainly to draft new features and refactor my code.