AI Coding in 2026: 50k Lines of Slop in 4 Hours, Trimmed to 2k in 20
dejavucoder · x · 2026-08-12
A tweet vividly summarizes the typical timeline and workflow of using AI coding assistants for a new project in 2026:
- Hour 0: Zero lines of code.
- Hour 4: 50,000 lines of code generated, but it's all pure "slop" (useless garbage).
- Hour 5: Down to 10,000 lines after initial cleanup.
- Hour 20: 2,000 lines of code remaining, and the developer can finally read and understand the project again.
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