Debugging with AI: can it replace an experienced developer?

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Nadia Makarevich tests an LLM on three real React and Next.js bugs, and finds it often fixes symptoms fast, but struggles with root causes. She validates each case manually: a Zod schema mismatch, double loaders, and a redirect plus server action that triggers a “rendered more hooks” error.

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