[Shub-Nigurrath]

REA is a good thing, if not for anything else, because it's the result of a combined effort by many people.

There are, concretely speaking, some drawbacks
1. Token spending is out of control, works only if you have a max plan (200$/month)
2. The result is completely vibe coding, with no quality or security, "just" a huge wow effect. Replicating existing things, moreover, is a limited use of such instruments; creating new things would be much more interesting.
3. The models often refuse to collaborate if they spot a (c) violation
4. REA is not properly done for the type of reverse engineering we do here. The term "Reverse Engineering" is overused and often misunderstood.
5. What makes the biggest difference is the availability of capable MCPs; the "brain" of RCE can be coded into a skill