alt Hacker NewsI didn't say that you "want" spaghetti code or that spaghetti code is good.
I said that (a) apps are getting simpler and smaller in scope and so their code quality matters less, and (b) AI is getting better at writing good code.
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tadfisher • yesterday at 9:35 PM
The Jevons paradox says otherwise. As producing apps becomes cheaper, we will not be able to help ourselves: we will make them larger until they fill all available space and cost just as much to produce and maintain.
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Apps are getting bigger and more ambitious in scope as developers try to take advantage of any boost in production LLMs provide them.