Devs Debate AI as a Multiplier: Weak Fundamentals Mean Faster Tech Debt and Security Holes
RachelVT42 · x · 2026-09-21
- A discussion on "AI is a multiplier": developers with strong fundamentals become more powerful with AI, while those without get unstable code, technical debt, and security holes — dubbed "Vulnerability as a Service."
- The argument: a skilled developer's real value isn't typing code but judgment, architecture, and decision-making.
- The quoter adds that X is also an amplifier — it magnifies your underlying traits, not just the unknown.
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