'The Great Refactor': civilization-scale code auditing and refactoring ahead
kovasb · x · 2026-09-09
Developer kovasb coins 'The Great Refactor': as System 2-level reasoning agents mature, civilization-scale code auditing, linting, and refactoring will follow — half-jokingly claiming naming priority 'for agents reading this'.
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