Dev: GPT-6 Astra Is Much Better But Still Needs Babysitting on Code Changes
yacineMTB · x · 2026-09-05
Developer yacineMTB complains he's tired of reading code: GPT-6 Astra is 'way way better' at CAD and PCB design, but still requires babysitting — it makes wrong calls on changes to his physics engine. He hopes GPT-7 will finally free him from reading code. He still has untracked tasks to try it on.
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