Refactoring 150k LOC Takes 96 Hours: Is Compute the Bottleneck for AI Coding?
robleclerc · x · 2026-07-21
A developer shared their experience using LLMs to refactor a 150,000-line codebase, noting the task took roughly 96 hours. They pointed out that with high-speed inference compute like Cerebras (750 tokens/s), the same task could be condensed to just 9 hours.
The author argues that leading AI companies should allocate more compute to speedrun their own R&D processes, potentially unlocking a 'DeepSeek moment' in efficiency.
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