the real flex isn’t writing code. it’s writing maintainable code. yes or no?

@codevsdev The real flex is writing code that lets ai agents write maintainable code 😂

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@codevsdev yes. leaving behind something others can actually touch is the real skill

@codevsdev I think that's right. But now it's "using AI to write maintainable code."

@codevsdev yes. mostly 'cause that means i'm flexin' on the haters

@codevsdev Define maintainable code? Therein lies the challenge - subjective

@codevsdev It’s creating the system that keeps in maintainable.

@codevsdev No, the only flex is writing maintainable looking code that is only maintainable by me.

@codevsdev Yes! Sadly thats easily lost with the amount AI is shipping today

@codevsdev too little known about the idiots interacting with my code i'd need more info :P

@codevsdev I would even say its writing maintainable systems... AI can pretty much refactor any piece of garbage code these days, duplication is not a problem too for it, but maintaining a system is still hard

@codevsdev The real flex is writing profitable code

@codevsdev Depends if you're pre or post product market fit

@codevsdev On the other hand, the code will be maintained by AI agents, so it is their problem anyway.

@codevsdev Code that works >>> code only you can understand

@codevsdev i would hope the obvious answer would be: > yes, maintainable ai code and actually ai works better with maintainable commented code etc win win ?

@codevsdev No, it's writing code you understand.

@codevsdev Before AI you could write unmaintainable spaghetti code, with AI you can have unmaintainable spaghetti code. Where is flex ?

@codevsdev i think code maintenance is less of a problem every day. people forget code is also 10x easier to maintain since ai.

@codevsdev Yeah the ai writes it and maintains it......duh

@codevsdev Absolutely. A code that you don't understand yourself the next day, it not the code a real developer writes

@codevsdev more like writing maintainable architecture

@codevsdev I think coding in general isn’t the complex part, but interoperability of different code and infrastructure. Making that work reliably is the flex.

@codevsdev agree

@codevsdev Yes

@codevsdev Making something that works really well is more important than making something maintainable. Rollercoaster tycoon doesn't need to be maintainable, it was just made really well.

@codevsdev real flex it knowing your architecture

@codevsdev You are right. The future I am unable to see - if agents also maintain the code for the long term, does it matter?

@codevsdev Yes, if you don't want to bankrupt yourself with technical debt The SV approach is to just ship as fast as possible and fix it when (if) you ever become profitable. I think they hope AI will fix the problems it created Different mentality when you aren't risking your own money

@codevsdev Yes. Especially now: generating code is cheap; making the next change boring is the flex.

@codevsdev writing codes that self maintainable

@codevsdev Always has been

@codevsdev true. writing code that just works is different than writing code that's maintainable and readable