Reddit users say Astra regressed on everyday coding vs predecessor Sol
Every_Assignment_111 · reddit · 2026-09-15
- The author argues the previous model Sol was far better at regular software engineering than the newer Astra, which tends to loop for a long time, over-engineer, and produce unmaintainable, sometimes unreadable code.
- They concede Astra may be better at one-shotting 3D games and possibly non-coding tasks, but argue one-shotting isn't what most programmers do — and Astra "absolutely sucks" at everyday coding work.
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