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Code Is Debt

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118 points tornikeo | 5 comments | 31 Aug 25 17:58 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
1. gassi ◴[31 Aug 25 18:49 UTC] No.45085858[source]▶
The zillions of LOCs generated by AI tools are just job security for experienced developers, assuming enough are still around by the time companies realize the amount of debt they've buried themselves under.
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2. drdaeman ◴[31 Aug 25 19:02 UTC] No.45085999[source]▶
I suspect that this depends on what the code does and where it lives. E.g. some unmaintainable web frontends can be simply discarded and get redesigned and rewritten rather than fixed.
3. thfuran ◴[31 Aug 25 19:22 UTC] No.45086221[source]▶
I don’t want that job.
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4. lstodd ◴[31 Aug 25 19:58 UTC] No.45086518[source]▶
It's the only one where when you think "omg kill that with fire", you then can actually do that yourself.
5. ashwinsundar ◴[31 Aug 25 20:04 UTC] No.45086570[source]▶
No thanks.