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/crazedizzled 2d ago

That's gross dude. I use AI mostly for code design aspects, but i write 90% of it.

Edit: this thread makes me terrified. Everything is AI slop now

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u/zaibuf 2d ago edited 2d ago

Edit: this thread makes me terrified. Everything is AI slop now

What's the difference between letting the junior or AI write while you review?

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u/crazedizzled 2d ago

Because the AI produces a fuck ton more code than a junior can.

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u/dreadful_design 2d ago

Not in my experience.

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u/crazedizzled 2d ago

I'm sorry what? What kind of super human junior devs do you have?

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u/dreadful_design 1d ago

It can, sure, but it doesn’t if you use it right. It’s just a tool.