Civil engineer: AI-boosted shipping cadence is making everyday software buggier
SawdustCrusader · reddit · 2026-10-23
A non-coder civil engineer observes that AI-boosted developer productivity has made every app ship faster but break on basics: YouTube mobile flickering and freezing, WhatsApp fumbling text input, Reddit search inserting a newline instead of searching, and his company's industry-leading QC app degrading within three months while gaining three unwanted paid modules. He hopes competition in the vibecoding era restores quality over quantity.
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