Developer Observation: AI Agents Tend to Scab Over Code Rather Than Refactor
JnBrymn · x · 2026-08-06
Developers observed that current AI Agents often avoid refactoring code, instead keeping dual implementations (like local storage and a backend DB) side-by-side "just in case." This "scabbing over" behavior suggests that in modern engineering workflows, the Boy Scout rule of leaving code cleaner than you found it remains a strictly human responsibility.
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