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Re:Show HN: I've asked Claude to improve codebase quality 20... by bpt3 on Thursday December 11, 2025 @11:57AM (#46233876)
Why is that a developer's problem? If anything, they are incentivized to avoid creating future competition in the job market.
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Re:Show HN: I've asked Claude to improve codebase quality 20... by rootnod3 on Thursday December 11, 2025 @12:45PM (#46234555)
It's not a problem for the senior dev directly, but maybe down the road. And it definitely is a problem for the company once said senior dev leaves or retires.

Seriously, long term thinking went out the window long time ago, didn't it?

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Re:Show HN: I've asked Claude to improve codebase quality 20... by bpt3 on Thursday December 11, 2025 @04:44PM (#46237620)
No, long term thinking didn't go out the window.

It is definitely a problem for the company. How is it a problem for the senior dev at any point?

What incentive do they have to aid the company at the expense of their own *long term* career prospects?

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