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zdragnar • today at 4:25 AM • 1 reply • view on HN

Every bit of code is more context getting soaked up in future agent runs. More context used = worse output. More tests need to be written, then fixed, using up more compute, time and context without adding value compared to a more thoughtful, efficient implementation.


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warkdarrior • today at 5:21 AM

> using up more compute, time and context

LLM compute is getting cheaper, so one can re-run the coding agent until it produces the desired result.

> without adding value compared to a more thoughtful, efficient implementation

Thoughtful implementations require thoughtful developers, and thoughtful developers cost more money that dumb GPUs.

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