Developer says AI coding work is now exhausting them more than writing code
Severe_Arrival_8650 · reddit · 2026-07-21
A developer says AI coding tools produce more output but leave them mentally drained because the hardest part has become reviewing pages of generated code and trying to trust it. The post asks whether others are seeing the same fatigue and whether there is a better workflow for validating AI-generated code.
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