Burkov: DeepSeek 4.1 Flash Codes Well but Misses the Big Picture
burkov · x · 2026-09-17
While waiting for his Codex usage to reset, Andriy Burkov tried DeepSeek 4.1 Flash on OpenCode. Verdict: it's a good coder but struggles to see the bigger picture — you must spell out every detail before letting it code. It also fails to grasp prompts like "imagine you are a X," literally thinking you want it to become or build X.
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