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smugglerFlynntoday at 7:21 PM2 repliesview on HN

Can't help but notice that this line is not true anymore in 2026:

   > It’s harder to read code than to write it.

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spockztoday at 7:50 PM

> It’s harder to read -bad- code than to write -good- code.

There. Fixed it for you.

woodrowbarlowtoday at 7:34 PM

what? my impression is that it's truer than ever and this is why so many open-source projects are limiting ai contributions. and the reason GitHub can't seem to stay online for more than a day.