Re:AI Can Make You Suck Faster Too
by rootnod3 on Tuesday September 01, 2026 @03:01AM
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Right. Better throw money at 5 different ones and then people come and tell you that you just need MORE agents and throw MORE money at it or you're not doing it right.
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I am convinced coding agent makes me extra productive.
I'm also convinced the effect would not be there If I had a 10$ budget.
Re:AI Can Make You Suck Faster Too
by swiftcoder on Tuesday September 01, 2026 @03:33AM
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> I'm also convinced the effect would not be there If I had a 10$ budget.
Sure it would be. I pay $10/month to OpenCode for a Go subscription, it's fine for day-to-day coding tasks. I wouldn't necessarily try and one-shot a production app on that budget, but with decent planning and test-driven-development, it gets the job done
Re:AI Can Make You Suck Faster Too
by imtringued on Tuesday September 01, 2026 @03:54AM
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The cheapest coding subscription is $20 and you can get a refund if you cancel within 7 days.
Actually, I lied, Codex is free and I developed my first AI written application using it and the free tier limits were generous enough to work on it for several months.