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I think there will still be room for "debugging AI slop-code" and "performance-turning AI slop-code" and "cranking up the strictness of the linter (or type-checker for dynamically-typed languages) to chase out silly bugs" , not to mention the need for better languages / runtime that give better guarantees about correctness.

It's the front-end of the hype cycle. The tech-debt problems will come home to roost in a year or two.




> It's the front-end of the hype cycle. The tech-debt problems will come home to roost in a year or two.

The market can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent.


> not to mention the need for better languages / runtime that give better guarantees about correctness.

Use LLM to write Haskell. Problem solved?


> I think there will still be room for "debugging AI slop-code" and "performance-turning AI slop-code"

Ah yes, maintenance, the most fun and satisfying part of the job. /s


Congrats, you’ve been promoted to be the cost center. And sloppers will get to the top by cranking out features you will need to maintain.


> slopper

new 2025 slang just dropped


That's sloppy programming. You are promoted.


Just wait till 'slopper' starts getting classified as a slur


"Slopper" maybe not, but "slophead"...


A pre-existing problem, but it's true LLMs will make it worse.


You work in the slop mines now.




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