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data-ottawayesterday at 11:11 PM1 replyview on HN

The only solution I’ve found that works is asking Mistral medium to rewrite all of Claude’s documentation and comments, then I review and rewrite the final draft for anything mistral misunderstood.

I find Claude has become very difficult to work with and incapable of writing clear documentation, even when directly prompted or provided samples.

As for code, I think each function requires 3-4 passes with Fable to actually get to a point I accept as good code. I am picky though.

The other Claudism that drives me crazy is when it writes comments and commit messages that track how you arrived at an decision instead of what it is.


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insane_dreameryesterday at 11:36 PM

> The other Claudism that drives me crazy is when it writes comments and commit messages that track how you arrived at an decision instead of what it is.

yes, this is part of what I'm continuously removing from its comments; I've told it multiple times "that belongs in a ticket, not in the code" but to little avail :/