Paul Cantrell2d ago

Good article with lots of quotable quotes. Here’s one:

“Lines of code, number of [pull requests], these are liabilities. These are not measures of engineering excellence.”

That’s a big “well duh” for anyone who’s been in the thick of the software engineering process for more than 15 seconds — but a whole lot of folks are about to learn this the hard way, as the article lays out.

https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/17/ai_businesses_faking_it_reckoning_coming_codestrap/

AI still doesn't work very well, businesses are faking it, and a reckoning is coming

interview: Codestrap founders say we need to dial down the hype and sort through the mess

The Register
Show threadAvi Rappoport (avirr)
@inthehands You have to invest in reviewing, reward people who catch problems. Unglamerous.
Mar 20 at 12:04amWeb