Senior Engineer Warns: Show Me This AI Code in an Interview, Instant Reject
EricLengyel · x · 2026-08-02
A heated debate erupted on X regarding the quality of AI-generated code. Veteran developer Eric Lengyel previously stated that if he were interviewing an engineer and they showed him code written like this (generated by AI), it would be an instant rejection.
This sparked significant discussion. Another developer quote-tweeted and criticized the responses: "This timeline is pure madness. Most of the comments that don't see anything wrong with the original code come from people who can't AI engineer their way out of a paper bag." He emphasized that AI engineers still need a solid grasp of fundamental concepts rather than blindly accepting AI outputs.
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