September 24, 2026
The developer gets the interesting part: AI reads bad code
On September 24, thdxr described a new workflow: AI reads bad code, and people decide how to rework it.
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@thdxr
This picture makes me laugh, and I don't understand what everyone is complaining about. We used to have to: 1. read bad code (not fun) 2. think about how to make it better (fun) Now all the fun remains in the second step, while AI gets the first.
Ryan Florence @ryanflorence
Best part of AI is shattering dev's egos, the worst part of this industry. You are not special. Your code actually sucked like everybody else's. You were never the smartest person. The things my sales guy BIL and designer brother are doing is beyond anything I have done.
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Developers used to make sense of bad code themselves, then figure out how to improve it. Now thdxr leaves the first step to AI and gives people the task of choosing the changes.
Ryan Florence sees the same shift as a blow to developers' egos: he says his sales manager BIL and designer brother do more than he himself used to.
In this setup, people set the direction, while AI handles what used to be the starting point of the work.
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