One Prompt, 100k LOC and 16,299 Tests: AI Coding Assistant's Over-Engineering Fail

jaivinwylde · x · 2026-10-25

Developer jaivinwylde shares a funny over-engineering fail: after just the prompt "make website", an AI coding assistant produced a supposedly "simple, easily maintainable" 100k-LOC starter site complete with 16,299 tests covering every string and layout.

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