Re:AI is not Making Engineers 10x as Productive
by NitpickLawyer on Tuesday August 05, 2025 @10:48AM
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Sorry to be that guy, but you're using it wrong. The best flows right now are architect -> act -> test. First you have a session in "architect" / "plan" mode (depending on your ide/tool) where you discuss, ask questions, etc. Then, when everything is clear in "chat" mode, you ask the model to make a plan. You verify the plan, and then you tell it to start implementing it. You still get to approve tools, calls, tests, etc. You can also provide feedback on the way if you missed something (i.e. use uv instead of pip, etc).
Coding in a chat interface, and expecting the same results as with dedicated tools is ... 1-1.5 years old at this point. It might work, but your results will be subpar.
Me: Here's the relevant part of the code, add this simple feature.
Opus: here's the modified code blah blah bs bs
Me: Will this work?
Opus: There's a fundamental flaw in blah bleh bs bs here's the fix, but I only generate part of the code, go hunt for the lines to make the changes yourself.
Me: did you change anything from the original logic?
Opus: I added this part, do you want me to leave it as it was?
Me: closes chat