AI coding demos are too easy: try adding features to a 4-version legacy mess
gethackteam · x · 2026-10-15
gethackteam calls out unrealistic AI coding demos: "Give me an AI coding demo where the app already has users on four different versions, a weird database schema and a feature nobody remembers adding. Then tell me which LLM can add features without breaking things." A pointed argument that maintaining messy legacy codebases — not greenfield demos — is the real benchmark for AI coding tools.
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