Day 1 AI coding tool is god, Day 2 it writes shit code: devs mock the hype cycle
haydendevs · x · 2026-09-07
The classic whiplash around AI coding tools is playing out again: tools like Astra get hailed as the greatest on day one and trashed for writing terrible code the next. ThePrimeagen called out the duality, and haydendevs' retort — "all code is shit code" — resonated, poking fun at how violently sentiment swings in the AI coding hype cycle.
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