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The core problem I guess is I do not see "more code" as a win.

1996. I am learning how to write better code. I read about code wizards automatically generating hundreds of lines of Java / Visual Basic / C / C++. I find the idea so repugnant (why not just use a more expressive language?) that I veer sharp from C++ to Perl.

2026. I am learning how to write better code. I read about AI Agents automatically generating thousands of lines of TypeScript / Python / Rust / C#.

*(sigh)*

I'm not sure I can *veer* exactly, but code wizard 2.0 does not excite me.

@rysiek oh no no, I will continue to call them by their proper name: Microsoft, former monopolist attempting to maintain their power by borrowing trillions of dollars, stealing from the past so they can kill the future with slop nobody will write and that nobody will read, impoverishing us all as they drag the world down with them in their futile war against irrelevance.

but I admit "microslop" is a bit punchier

@glyph so apparently I get to be glad I forgot to ever try kratom despite repeated urging from a friend several years back.

Thanks, ADHD!

@glyph I've aspired to "lunch-scale projects" for several years now. Intentionally meaningless—semantic choice in opposition to the differently meaningless "Web scale"—but generally:

- not for crowds (used by one person at a time, maybe a small group)

- bite-sized projects with a smaller scope

- the kind of work where I could fix the average bug before lunchtime

These ideals *have* made it hard to be persuasive in dev job interviews, alas.

All this to say I agree with the thoughts and CTA.