Dev: I accept about half of AI coding suggestions, a third surprise me positively
nickbaumann_ · x · 2026-10-15
Developer Nick Baumann shares real-world usage of an AI coding suggestion feature: roughly 50% of suggestions match what he'd have written anyway (one keystroke to accept), while nearly a third are genuinely unexpected but positive, sending him down productive rabbit holes. He argues the feature's value is balancing time savings with serendipitous discovery rather than just generating more tokens.
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