We should be more tired than the model | Hacker News

Hacker News users debated AI coding assistants as tools that let developers focus more on design, requirements, review, and refactoring.

Commenters said the models still need close oversight and do not reliably handle changing languages or large project context.

The thread suggested AI is shifting engineering effort from writing code to managing model constraints and checking outputs.

The discussion highlights both the productivity gains and the review burden that come with AI-assisted software development.