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Re:AI code is slop too by storystarling on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @03:31AM (#46777106)
The practical limit is the latency and inference cost. A full planning and validation loop burns a lot of tokens, and waiting for that cycle breaks flow compared to just writing the code.
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Re:AI code is slop too by jappgar on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @07:23AM (#46779065)
Only if your flow is writing the actual code.

If you flow state involves elaborating complimentary specifications in parallel, it's marvelous

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