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AI coding tools burned on rebuilding code that never should exist
Original: Most of the tokens I see people burn with AI coding tools go into one thing: rebuilding code that should never have been
A software developer argues that much of the token usage in AI coding tools goes into rebuilding code that should never have been written. The typical pattern, they say, is asking an AI agent to build an app, then discovering it is wrong and repeatedly requesting additions and changes, burning tokens on rework rather than productive development.
Why now: It captures a widely shared frustration about the cost and inefficiency of iterative AI-assisted coding.
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Evidence
- Most of the tokens I see people burn with AI coding tools go into one thing: rebuilding code that should never have been written. You ask for an app. The agent builds it. You look at it and think "oh no, that's wrong," and "we should add this," and "let's change that." Every… · hackaday@www.urbanmind.net · 4
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