Dev: the 'smartest' model isn't the best at writing simple, mergeable code
timigod · x · 2026-09-18
Developer timigod observes a counterintuitive gap: the model that feels most generally intelligent isn't currently the best at writing simple, straightforward, mergeable code—coding-focused models like Grok inside Cursor handle those tasks better in his experience, with plenty of caveats that results vary.
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