Rant: Why do LLMs generate bad code by default?
yacineMTB · x · 2026-08-18
YacineMTB tweeted a rant questioning why LLMs generate poor quality code by default instead of just fixing it like human engineers. He points out that the models are clearly capable of writing good code when explicitly asked, so he wonders why this isn't the default behavior.
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