Tests Show GPT-5.5 Assisted Coding Still Requires Manual Polish

Despite powerful new models and tools like Verifiers, developers report that AI-assisted coding still requires significant manual rewriting. While good specs allow for one-shot generation, the overall process remains messy.

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