Sentry founder: agent code is the worst thing AI models can generate
zeeg · x · 2026-09-24
- Sentry founder David Cramer complains that agent code is the lowest-quality category of AI-generated software: it combines all the negative aspects into nonstop serious issues.
- By contrast, models do a surprisingly acceptable job on CRUD apps and patches — "night and day" by comparison.
- The irony, he notes, is that agents are the most interesting technology right now, yet they're where generated code quality is worst.
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