alt Hacker NewsBut... you can ask! Ask claude to use encapsulation, or to write the equivalent of interfaces in the language you using, and to map out dependencies and duplicate features, or to maintain a dictionary of component responsibilities.
AI coding is a multiplier of writing speed but doesn't excuse planning out and mapping out features.
You can have reasonably engineered code if you get models to stick to well designed modules but you need to tell them.
But time I spend asking is time I could have been writing exactly what I wanted in the first place, if I already did the planning to understand what I wanted. Once I know what I want, it doesn't take that long, usually.
Which is why it's so great for prototyping, because it can create something during the planning, when you haven't planned out quite what you want yet.