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AI coding assistant criticized for overconfidence and inefficiency

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The author expresses frustration with an AI coding assistant, describing it as "crap" and a waste of time. They detail a week spent debugging a graphics programming issue, where the AI's overconfidence and tendency to pursue multiple solutions simultaneously made it difficult to identify and fix the problem. This experience led the author to believe that such AI tools are impractical for complex coding tasks. AI

IMPACT AI coding assistants may struggle with complex debugging and overconfidence, potentially hindering developer productivity.

RANK_REASON User opinion/complaint about an AI tool, not a verifiable event or release.

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AI coding assistant criticized for overconfidence and inefficiency

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    Part2: There are other issues with it, when I'm dealing with a codebase and type of problem that I'm not used to, it's constant desire to be 100% confident just

    Part2: There are other issues with it, when I'm dealing with a codebase and type of problem that I'm not used to, it's constant desire to be 100% confident just wastes so much time! I spent this entire week trying to track down a graphics programming rendering bug, and over half …

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