Smash dev recants anti-AI stance after learning 90% of coding is now AI-assisted
IanArawjo · x · 2026-10-18
A Smash community developer who publicly distanced himself from a friend's vibe-coded Melee mod has reversed course after peers educated him: AI-assisted coding at 90% is now the norm, and 75% of new code at Google is AI-generated with engineer approval. The quoted post shows the mod itself — Melee reimagined as a 3D arena fighter.
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