"AI Writes Terrible Code"? If Tests Pass and AI Can Maintain It, Humans May Stop Reading
CtrlAltDwayne · x · 2026-09-17
Pushing back on the common critique that "AI writes terrible code," the author argues: if the code works, tests pass, and another AI can understand and modify it, your definition of terrible code matters less than you think. Humans aren't reading this stuff for much longer — many already stopped. The post captures a shifting view in dev circles on whether human readability remains a meaningful quality bar when AI both produces and maintains code.
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