Richard Groß • 1/6/2026

50 First Dates with AI

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This article critiques the common analogy of AI coding assistants as 'junior developers,' arguing they are more like the character from '50 First Dates' with no long-term memory. It discusses the necessity of creating detailed documentation (like an 'Agents.md' file) to guide the AI consistently across sessions, highlighting the practical challenges and limitations of current AI tools in software development workflows.

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