The AI migrated a password reset flow at work, and it was slower than doing it by hand

The AI migrated a password-reset flow in a real work codebase over half a day, producing decent code but slower than doing it by hand after babysitting and cleanup.

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How it works

The AI works on the migration for half a day
Produces decent code
After the babysitting and cleanup, it took longer than he would have by hand

Why it’s worth knowing

A honest counter-example: the supervision cost more than the typing saved.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on news.ycombinator.com. See the original ↗

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