Meta layoffs allegedly ranked by lines of code, 'vibe coders' with 10k-line commits safe
JFPuget · x · 2026-10-25
Reports suggest Meta's latest layoffs were decided based on lines-of-code diffs — which would explain why model builders and new hires were hit hardest, while 'vibe coders' who committed 10k lines were safe.
JF Puget (co-author of the fwd LLM paper) quips: PSA for Meta employees — have AI generate Mlocs of dead code.
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