SMRTR ProgrammingFeb 1, 2026lobste.rs

The imminent risk of vibe coding

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Developer observes concerning code quality patterns from AI-generated pull requests, noting LLMs take shortcuts, avoid refactoring, and produce verbose code with poor tests. The problem creates feedback loops where messy codebases become harder to maintain, reviews take longer, and standards drop, ultimately degrading overall code quality.

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