alt Hacker NewsI think good code is even more important now.
People talk about writing the code itself and being intimate with it and knowing how every nook and cranny works. This is gone. It’s more akin to on call where you’re trudging over code and understanding it as you go.
Good code is easy to understand in this scenario; you get a clear view of intent, and the right details are hidden from you to keep from overwhelming you with detail.
We’re going to spend a lot more time reading code than before, better make it a very good experience.
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LLMs also make refactoring for readability, simplicity and performance far easier.
Nothing has fundamentally changed! A good solution is a good solution.
I do worry that the mental health of developers will take a downturn if they’re forced into a brain rotting slop shovelling routine, however.
So yes readability and good concise code is still important.
none of this even kind of addresses why the article implies that people stopped writing good code. why are we going to spend "a lot more reading code than before"? is this an ai generated comment?