Astra falls short of Fable in hands-on test: no one-shot complex features
bindureddy · x · 2026-09-08
Bindu Reddy shares first-hand impressions: Astra is "not quite as brilliant as Fable" — it can't one-shot complex features and doesn't anticipate issues ahead, requiring many more follow-up turns and manual testing to get work done.
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