Sourcegraph CEO: 90% of the industry parrots popular takes, engineering still matters
zeeg · x · 2026-10-14
In a follow-up, Sourcegraph CEO zeeg (Quinn Slack) sharpened his critique of the 'ban code comments' take: 90% of the industry just parrots what popular people say instead of thinking for themselves.
His point: use your own judgment about which comments matter, and remember engineering still takes engineering — including how you use and optimize LLMs. This is an addendum to his earlier rebuttal; the core argument is captured there.
Related event: Sourcegraph CEO pushes back on calls to ban code comments(2 posts)→
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