The modern software lifecycle: let AI write code, then let a smarter AI rewrite the slop
talkaboutdesign · x · 2026-09-03
A resonant quip among AI developers: the modern software lifecycle is now — let AI write your features, then wait a month for a smarter AI model to rewrite the slop the previous one left behind. Repeat.
It captures an emerging pattern where AI-generated tech debt gets paid down by the next generation of models.
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