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Re:AI usage generates a fragile codebase by n4r9 on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @06:27AM (#50438815)
I can't imagine a broad movement of devs using AI more thoughtfully without a widespread incentivisation from employers. And I can't imagine the latter at all. We'll probably just have to cope with more brittle/fragile codebases.
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Re:AI usage generates a fragile codebase by epihelix on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @06:44AM (#50438946)
> We'll probably just have to cope with more brittle/fragile codebases.

Is this not incentive enough to use AI more thoughtfully?

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Re:AI usage generates a fragile codebase by n4r9 on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @06:51AM (#50439004)
It's tricky when it comes to performance evaluation. Metrics like token usage or story point "velocity" are easy to conjure up even though they mean little. The kind of careful work that goes into building robust, maintainable code drags such metrics down, and it's very hard to quantifiably gauge their positive effects.
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Re:AI usage generates a fragile codebase by w4der on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @07:02AM (#50439110)
Not when many companies still think that they'll die if they don't ship enough new features.
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