$168 and a few hours: tsgo outperforms the "$400k" AI rewrite with a tiny diff
generativist · x · 2026-10-09
Developer can1357 showed that spending $168 over a few hours got tsgo to beat the widely hyped "$400k" AI rewrite, with just +3,905/−298 lines changed.
- xoofx called the original $400k rewrite clickbait and "a waste of energy for humanity"
- The lesson: throwing tokens at a problem isn't it — engineering isn't solved, and a small targeted effort can outperform massive AI rewrites
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