Dev: fixing AI-generated code burns more tokens than generating the whole project
gaganghotra_ · x · 2026-11-12
Developer Gagan Ghotra jokes about AI coding token burn: "GOD bless me with infinite tokens" — he's literally spending more tokens fixing issues than it took to generate the entire project. A relatable pain point about the real cost of iterative agentic coding workflows.
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