I'm going back to coding by hand
A developer abandoned six months of Claude-assisted work on a popular app, resuming hand coding after losing track of what AI-generated changes did.
In a Hacker News post, a developer of an app with a solid user base describes abandoning a six-month Claude-assisted rewrite because they no longer understood what the AI-generated code changed or broke. The author notes their workplace already writes code exclusively with LLMs and says returning to hand coding restored understanding and motivation. The post advises others feeling detached from their craft to stop using AI coding assistants for a few days.
- Author says six months of Claude-assisted work left the codebase a black box
- Abandoned the Claude branch and resumed hand coding for better comprehension
- Opinion piece reflecting debate over AI-assisted development quality
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From the original article
1 min read at news.ycombinator.comI have a successful app I built myself with a solid user base. I had been working on a new version via Claude on and off for about six months In work we use LLMs exclusively. Nobody writes code anymore.
By trencedamp · news.ycombinator.com
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