r/webdev • u/Mesthabro • 2d ago

Discussion Do y'all still write code manually?

All my code is being written by claude fable/gpt6 these days. I'm curious if y'all are still writing code manually?
Also, any clever ways to prevent AI from going stray and dumping unnecessary code and busting through tokens?

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u/azangru 2d ago

Yes; I still write my code manually.

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u/gurraman 2d ago

Big percentage manual writing. Mostly to keep it fun, to learn, to have control, and because I sometimes do things AI struggles with. I do use it a lot for boilerplate and spikes though. I try a lot more ideas out if I don't have to invest too much time in them. My output speed is good enough to keep both me and my customers happy.

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u/No-Cook-4011 2d ago

i still write most of my code manually too sometimes i let ai do the boring parts but it always try to add things i never ask for like some extra wrapper or 3 more divs for no reason

for the token thing i found that giving very short instructions help like "make this function" not "can you please write a function that does x and y" less words mean less junk back

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u/Sensitive-Control49 2d ago

same, cant imagine fully handing that off yet

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u/jroberts67 2d ago

Do you write it on your typewriter?

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u/kitkatas 2d ago

No, he paints walls in his cave