One prompt fixes AI-generated duplicate code: ask it to dedupe and simplify the architecture
facontidavide · x · 2026-10-28
Developer facontidavide shares that many complain "AI creates duplicated code with convoluted architecture," but simply prompting the model to "find duplicated code and an alternative architecture that accomplishes this in a simple way" works surprisingly well — a copy-paste-ready tip for a common AI coding pain point.
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