Re:Ask HN: COBOL devs, how are AI coding affecting your work?
by egorfine on Monday January 19, 2026 @01:01PM
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I'm watching the voters around the world electing charismatic leaders and then cheering the consequences.
Thus companies electing to replace software developers with AI slop are not of a much surprise to me.
It doesn't matter whether people will die because of AI slop. What matters is keeping Microsoft shareholders happy and they are only happy when there is a growing demand for slop.
Thus companies electing to replace software developers with AI slop are not of a much surprise to me.
It doesn't matter whether people will die because of AI slop. What matters is keeping Microsoft shareholders happy and they are only happy when there is a growing demand for slop.