Why is cursor / Claude Code is so bad at generating readmes?

Posted by yakshithk_ on Sunday January 25, 2026 @08:43PM
from the self-post dept.

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Re:Why is cursor / Claude Code is so bad at generating readmes? by al_borland on Sunday January 25, 2026 @10:57PM (#46761718)

My guess would be that it’s because it has the code, not the reasons why the code exists or how it might fit into the bigger picture.

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Re:Why is cursor / Claude Code is so bad at generating readmes? by idontwantthis on Sunday January 25, 2026 @10:47PM (#46761663)

Is it because you know what you care about in the repo and it doesn’t?

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Re:Why is cursor / Claude Code is so bad at generating readmes? by MattGaiser on Sunday January 25, 2026 @09:18PM (#46761078)

What do you find to be the issue with them? They are a bit unnaturally written, but seem to be servicable?

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