I see this sentiment quite often. The Economist chose the "word of the year"; it is "slop". Everybody hates AI slop.

And lots of people who use AI coding assistants go through a phase of pushing AI slop in prod. I know I did that. Some of it still bites me to this day.

But here's the thing: AI coding assistants did not exist two years ago. We are critical of them based on unfounded expectations. They are tools, and they have limitations. They are far, very, very far, from being perfect. They will not replace us for 20 years, at least.

But are they useful? Yes. Can you learn usage patterns so you eliminate as much as possible AI slop? I personally hope I did that; I think quite a lot of people who use AI coding assistants have found ways to tame the beast.

Please don't fulminate on HN. We're here for curious conversation, not rage. This question has been debated here for the past couple of years now, and that debate will no doubt continue. This kind of indignant rhetorical question adds little of value to what is an important topic. Please make an effort to observe the guidelines if you want to participate here. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html