Coding agents generate bloat; deleting code is now crucial
srchvrs · x · 2026-09-02
As AI coding agents begin to produce megatons of bloated and poorly understood code, the practice of deleting code becomes particularly crucial. This highlights a significant side effect of current AI programming tools regarding the balance between generation efficiency and code quality.
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