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I think that’s par for the course. I’m glad you see the AI slop for what it is, instead of blindly accepting it. Even the AI will tell you that it is only a tool and not the solution.

Works much better if you give it small tasks and adjust AGENTS.md after each session so it knows what conventions to follow. Treat it like a coding pair and correct it as it goes. Good prompting and consistent conventions go a long way.

I'm a mechanical engineers. While I'm weak regarding frameworks, build systems, most languages, and lots of other related stuff, I know how to deligate, break up large tasks, etc. While I often find myself having to write my own business logic, I also find that things that, a few years ago, I would have skipped because they would have started with a slog of research and trying to get my head above water, and taken weeks or months to complete, can now start with a focused and thoughtful conversation, and then I learn as I go, finishing projects over days to weeks.

That sounds like a very high failure rate. My experience (for what it's worth) is that it's pretty damn good.