antirez: Coders Tolerated 20 Years of Bad Frameworks but Revolt Only Against AI Coding
antirez · x · 2026-09-28
Redis creator antirez argues the most ridiculous thing about the AI-coding era is that programmers spent 20 years accepting terrible frameworks, languages, and layers of complexity with almost no protest — because wrecking the field didn't affect their paycheck. He suggests today's backlash against AI coding is really driven by livelihood fears rather than principled objections, calling that concern legitimate but asking people to say so honestly.
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