Tell that to the client who just scope creeped the dev into adding the kitchen sink. What AI will deliver is code that no human will write or see, not code that is uncomplicated. In fact, it will probably be so “complicated” that no human will want to directly touch it. (IMO 🙂)

That peaked with the OG unix

Code is an asset. Put together well you can have increasing returns as things scale. But poorly used, and put together, then it’s a liability. I love code.

HI

What about models?

you don't say

^ bingo

Eh? Code is an asset that creates value. You try to maximize value with any asset by getting the most for the least investment.

Sounds like making a toilet, did you say code or turd. Fuzzy logic rules

The culture in corporate code shops is to reward engineers by the number of lines of code they churn out. Measuring programmer productivity in term of LoC has been a big bane for the industry.