AI blows me away when asked to write greenfield code. It can get a complex task using hundreds of lines of code right on the first try or perhaps it needs a sec

AI blows me away when asked to write greenfield code. It can get a complex task using hundreds of lines of code right on the first try or perhaps it needs a second try on the prompt and an additional tweak of the output code. As things move from prototype to production ready the productivity starts to become a wash for me. AI doesn’t do a good job organizing the code and keeping it DRY. Then it’s not easy for it to make those refactorings later. AI is good at writing code that isn’t inherently defective but if there is complexity in the code it will introduce bugs in its changes. I use Continue for small additions and tab completions and Claude for large changes. The tab completions are a small productivity boost. Nice to see these tips- I will start experimenting with prompts to produce better code.