AI is making us write more code. That's the problem.
I analyzed research papers on AI-generated code quality. The findings:
→ 1.7x more issues than human-written code
→ 30-41% increase in technical debt
→ 39% increase in cognitive complexity
→ Initial speed gains disappear within a few months
We're building the wrong thing faster and calling it productivity.
Couldn't human made deterministic tools (or changes to programming languages) help with boilerplate work instead of indeterministic intransparent generative AI?
IIRC for some languages there also have been deterministic refactoring tools too that take over the tedious parts of refactorings (like "rename method" which exactly identified callers to adapt them).
@project1enigma these might help
The bigger issue is that GenAI has no judgment. No understanding of correctness; readability etc.
Better refactoring is great, but not enough.
Curious what languages are you referring to?
I personally work with C++ and am old fashioned and code with a text editor.
But the first time I read about refactoring tools, it was about the so called "refactoring browser" for Smalltalk.
@project1enigma I do refactoring all the time. I still have a copy 1st edition of Refactoring - Martin Fowler.
They tools exist, but they don't necessarily help the genai tools. Maybe a Claude Plugin for refactoring?
Mark Levison
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