Two developers use the same AI tool. One gets working code in 30 seconds. The other gets a broken mess and spends an hour fixing it.
The difference isn't the tool. It's the prompt.
Why most AI-generated code is bad
AI coding tools are pattern matchers with enormous context windows. Feed them a clear pattern and they complete it brilliantly. Feed them ambiguity and they invent assumptions — usually wrong ones.
The common mistakes:








