mitsuhiko on Astra: expensive, narrow edits, and a frustrating experience to review
mitsuhiko · x · 2026-09-27
mitsuhiko tells antirez that while he agrees AI code doesn't need full reading, he hasn't found a way to feel good about Astra's implementation: it's quite expensive, makes super narrow changes, and when he tries to understand why and how it did something in order to improve, he hates the experience.
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