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yread | on: Using AI to write better code more slowly
> I go back and forth a bit to see if its proposals are better than mine

I find it useful to let it generate benchmarks comparing the approaches. Turns out AI is terrible at guessing whats faster or allocates less

chris_st | parent | next
Yup, just like people!
puilp0502 | parent
> Turns out AI is terrible at guessing whats faster or allocates less

s/AI/a human being/ would work equally well, lol.

Jokes aside, I do like the approach of letting the AI build something deterministic and make decisions based on that.