Reddit users mourn old coding flow: new models spend 10 minutes overthinking and miss the point
snoosnoosewsew · reddit · 2026-09-11
A Reddit user complains that new AI coding models are no longer fun to use: instead of instantly writing code from a direct instruction, models now spend around 10 minutes pushing their own spin on the task and deliver results far from what was asked. Even explicit step-by-step prompts and requests for more guidance don't stop the model from going overboard with its own ideas. The post asks whether this is a usage error, and resonates with other developers frustrated by the loss of tight back-and-forth iteration.
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