September 25, 2026
Code can be rewritten without regret: DHH sees slop as an idea you can run
On Sep 25, 2026, DHH called slop an idea for a feature wrapped in code. He said that code can be rewritten without regret.
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Slop is simply an idea for a feature wrapped in code that nobody feels emotionally attached to. It is an idea you can run. So what if the code needs to be rewritten. I love slop!
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Code itself used to be considered the outcome. DHH suggests treating the outcome as an idea for a feature that can already run, while rewriting the implementation without attachment.
For vibe coding. The first version stops being something to preserve: it tests whether the feature is needed at all.
In this view, the value stays with the idea for the feature, not its first implementation.
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