SMRTR ProgrammingJan 28, 2026Daily.dev

Why AI Coding Advice Contradicts Itself

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AI-assisted coding advice is full of contradictions because people are sharing workarounds for unstable tools, not proven best practices. Short vs long prompts, planning mode vs direct execution, maintaining instruction files vs starting fresh - all work for different developers in different contexts. The meta-skill isn't following rules but rapid experimentation to find what works for your specific situation.

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